Question of the Day - 10/21/07

[Refugee]

So, tell us, what spectacle/ historic place, famous birthplace is your region famous for that you have/haven’t visited yet?

[Echosoftom]

Northern CA is loaded with history but I think the main spectacle would be the gold rush era. I have been to a couple of historic sites but I've never been to any of the mines in this area. I think I'd like to try that.

[WildflowerNJ]

I know New Jersey has alot of history and places to explore....I would love to go back to Thomas Edison's place....love to take the tour at Lakehurst one day, too....

[Mary Jane 49]

The most obvious ones around here are all the Beatles stuff, I think i`ve seen them all at one time or another .
My town goes back to the Roman times and i recently went to see a Roman villa which was being excavated nearby when they demolished some buildings to make room for a shopping mall,and there are prehistoric standing stones close by ,a smaller version of Stonehenge

[EpiphanyDH]

The Statue of Liberty.

[Aimee Wilbury]

Two things come to mind: Victoria Park (which I have visited!) and the Tidal Bore (I've visited it, but never seen it happening)....

[Flower]

Purdue University's Bass Drum is World's Largest

[Aimee Wilbury]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro%2C_Nova_Scotia

Interesting facts there.

[Marion]

The Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Ft. Myers. I always wanted to visit there but when we are down that way it's always to stay on Sanibel Island and I hate to give up my beach time.

[conmae]

Appleton is the next city over and where I was born and grew up...

On September 30, 1882 Hearthstone Historic House, built for Appleton businessman Henry J. Rogers and family, became the first private home in the world to be lighted by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the newly invented Thomas A. Edison system.
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Harry Houdini-
Although Houdini claimed to have been born on April 6, 1874 in Appleton, Wisconsin, he actually was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. Recently discovered ship's logs indicate that the Weiss family moved to Appleton when Houdini was a toddler. The family came to America because of a job opportunity for Houdini's father, Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss, who became Appleton's first rabbi. While Houdini wasn't born in Appleton, he fondly referred to it as his hometown.

[wildgator]

The Snappy Lunch (Andy Griffith's eating hole), The statue of Andy Griffith, The homeplace of Andy Griffith.

[Wingspan91089]

^ That's so cool! lol

We have the Meadowbrook Mansion (100 rooms and it belonged to the Dodge Family. not sure if it still does though) and the Walter P. Chrysler Museum. We also have the Van Hoosen farm (I have no clue why that's an historical site. lol I've never been there)

[asakitten]

The State Hospital here in town and Charles Lindbergh childhood home.

[Magnolia]

My town goes back to the Roman times and i recently went to see a Roman villa which was being excavated nearby when they demolished some buildings to make room for a shopping mall,and there are prehistoric standing stones close by ,a smaller version of Stonehenge
^ No kidding, Christine? How cool! They didn't demolish those did they?!

Well, I visit "Old Town" on a regular basis. Best margaritas and
chips & salsa around. LOL Seriously, I have not been to the Mission
since the kids were in grade school. It's not very far from where I
live. I really should go back one day soon. It's very beautiful.

[KansasPettyFan]

Harry S. Truman home and the birthplace of Amelia Earhart. I visited both last year for a Flat Stanley project. I learned a lot!

[wild1forever]

I grew up in San Jose and have never been to the Winchester Mystery House.

[Barnburner]

Still haven't been to the Sixth Floor Museum or the infamous grassy knoll.

[Pettyjunkie]

Toni, you're not missing anything at the Winchester Mystery House. It was such a let down.

The only other thing I can think of besides the Winchester house is the San Juan Baustita Mission, which I haven't been to.

[TheWildOne]

Abbott, Texas - birthplace of Willie Nelson
Littlefield, Texas - birthplace of Waylon Jennings
Linden, Texas - birthplace of Don Henley, and home to the Music City Texas Theater
Vernon, Texas - birthplace of Roy Orbision
Port Arthur, Texas - birthplace of Janis Joplin
Monahans Sandhills - near Odessa

Places I have been:
Austin, Texas - Live Music Capital of the World
The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas
San Jacinto Battleground in Houston

[agirl]

I live in the Gold Country and like Sharon said there is so much history. I've been to most of it, but there are still a few spots I'd like to see.

[Refugee]

We have the La Purisma, one of the California Missions. We always have Vandenberg Air Force Base, one of the largest AFB in the world. We also have the largest deposit of diatomaceous earth here, it's mined and used in a ton of products, I know, I use to work there. We have a great history of the Chumash Indians. Not just their casino, lol. We also use to be the largest distributor of flower seeds, not anymore. It's all about strawberries, produce and Pinquito Beans. We have some local wineries, too.

[AndreaM]

I don't know. I've seen the Thomas Edison sites, and the D & R (Delaware and Raritan) Canal. And of course, The Proprietary House, just recently, where I was married. A couple 'George Washington slept here' places, haha. I've also seen where he crossed the Delaware.

Offhand, maybe The Stone Pony, though I've seen it from a distance, but I'm not big into Springsteen, so it ain't happenin'. I think Jon Bon Jovi (the real spelling is quite different, but pronounced the same) grew up a few towns over from me, and my friend Sandy used to get her hair cut by his dad, but he's not my thing (or hers!) either. There's a reason Jon's hair always looks great!:045: