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    Architectural Whimsy: A Visit to Körner’s Folly

    Körner’s Folly, built between 1878 and 1880 by Jule Gilmer Körner in Kernersville, is an extraordinary Victorian-era home and creative showcase. Featuring 22 rooms across seven levels, it reflects Körner’s artistic vision and innovative design. Saved from demolition in 1970, it currently serves as a historic community space.

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Architectural Whimsy: A Visit to Körner’s Folly February 26, 1925: The King of Patent Medicine 🧴 A Kaman SH-2F Seasprite #Helicopter on Battleship New Jersey in Camden, #NewJersey. Big J, as she is called, earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other 3 completed Iowa-class battleships, and is the only U.S. battleship to provide gunfire support during the Vietnam War. Plans for her began in 1938 and she was commissioned in 1943. At a length of 887.7 feet, she is also the longest battleship ever constructed, by 4 inches. She was decommissioned in 1991. Read more about the battleship here: https://wp.me/ph0Jv5-7wX February 25, 1908: The First Tunnel Under the Hudson The dining room at Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site located at 110½ E. Leigh Street in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, #Virginia. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. The National Historic Site was established in 1978 to tell the story of the life and work of Maggie L. Walker (1864-1934), a pioneering African American businesswoman, civil rights activist, philanthropist, and the first African American woman to serve as president of a bank in the United States. The home was built in 1883 by George W. Boyd, father of physician, Sarah Garland Boyd Jones. Ms. Walker purchased the house in 1904 and moved into it in 1905. After Walker's death in 1934, her family remained in the home until it was transferred to the National Park Service along with its original furnishings. #SpreadTheHistory #FindYourPark #nps102 Rockingham: Washington’s Final Headquarters #tombstonetuesday The final resting place of Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 - March 22, 1994) at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, #California. Lantz was a cartoonist, animator, film producer, director, and actor best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. #SpreadTheHistory Today in #NJhistory: #OTD, February 23, many communities were formed by an act of the #NewJersey Legislature. Happy birthday to the following towns: Knowlton Township, 1763; Howell Township, 1801; Mantua Township, 1853; Holmdel Township, 1857; Matavan Township, 1857 (now Aberdeen Township); Stockton Township, 1859 (most of which became Pennsauken Township in 1892); Haddon Township, 1865; Borough of Wanaque (1918); the Borough of Bloomingdale (1918); and the Borough of Ringwood, 1918. #SpreadTheHistory

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