An epic Western: from Wilmington, Delaware, to Wilmington, California - how an Easterner founded the port of Los Angeles

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Young Phineas Banning traveled from Wilmington, DE, to Los Angeles, CA, in 1851, and became one of its earliest settlers. With his business savvy and experience as a shipping clerk and packer, Banning envisioned, and realized, a port and a deepwater harbor for the city. Today, Banning's former home has been turned into the 1864 General Phineas Banning Residence Museum.

Los Angeles, California, Historic sites, Homes and haunts, Port of Los Angeles, Banning, Phineas

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Embellishments

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Pavilions, gazebos and temples are as varied as the gardens that they grace. These structures also slowly evolved in style and beauty through time. More pavilions were built as garden landscapes became fashionable among the wealthy.

Portrayals, Landscape architecture, Pavilions, Temples, Gazebos

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Pownalborough Court House

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The Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, ME, was built in 1791 on top of the remains of a military fort constructed in 1752. It is currently maintained by the Lincoln County Historical Assn and is open to the public in the summer.

Maine, Historic buildings, Courthouses

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