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General History of Harrisburg’s Old 8th Ward . The first English settler in the area now known as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was John Harris and his wife, Esther Say Harris.

The History of the people and the three churches of Lynnhaven Parish, today known as Old Donation Episcopal Church by Bob Perrine, Church Historian.

Ossett’s Old Houses. With the growing prosperity in the town during the 19th century as a result of the boom in rags, mungo, shoddy and woollen cloth manufacturing, many Ossett industrialists built fine houses to demonstrate their wealth.

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Legend has it that the Hospital’s foundation originated in a walk that Henry of Blois, a grandson of William the Conqueror, took in the Itchen Meadows.

Old Deptford History explores the hidden secrets of this district of south east London located on the south bank of the River Thames.

Celtic Round Houses – These were the homes of the warriors and their families the walls of the Celtic houses were made of wattle and daub. Castell Henllys

“The Most Charitable City In The World”, is an expression often heard applied to the City of Dublin and certainly the expression appears to be deserved, for on all sides charities abound for the needs of the truly deserving.

The history of banking began with the first prototype banks were the merchants of the world, who made grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities. This was around 2000 BC in Assyria and Sumeria.Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples made loans, while accepting deposits and …