Coal harbor is a small section situated between Canada’s downtown peninsula (Vancouver) and Brockton Peninsula of Stanley Park. It derived its name when coal was discovered in 1862 in the harbor. Vancouver Harbor Water Aerodrome can be found in this place. Coal Harbor real estate is very interesting. The northwestern section of land contains a community center, boating and rowing clubs, private marinas and parkland while in the southeast and Georgia Street, the neighborhood comprises of apartments and high rise buildings.
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The 23 acres place stretches from Canada Place to Cardero Street along Burrad Inlet Shore. In fact, Coal harbor is the first residential neighborhood that is built along the Burrad Inlet. This place offers spectacular views of the Port of Vancouver to the east, the convention center, Canada Place, Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park, and the North Shore Mountains. With the presence of beautiful homes and easy access to several amenities, Coal Harbor real estate has gained mammoth popularity.
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In 1991, all shoreline portions of Woodard Bay NRCA, all flat areas within 60 meters of the shore, existing trails inland from the shore, and NRCA boundaries were the subject of archaeological reconnaissance, which yield a total of 21 prehistoric archaeological sites.
The area of Port Chicago is very unique and plays a big part in the history. Port Chicago Naval Ammunition Depot was located at Mare Island, California and was once a munitions facility in the San Francisco Bay area. The importance of this specific site is that it was the gateway to the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Therefore, a large amount of transportation, including exporting and importing, was done here. A very historic event and detailed story took place in Port Chicago, California.
The Newport Coast structure that sits on the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Newport Coast Dr. is one of many examples of Mediterranean-inspired architecture in Southern California. The building is clearly influenced by Roman architecture and stands out among the standard Spanish-looking villas and mission-type buildings. The structure lies near one of California's wealthiest neighborhoods, Newport Beach and acts as sort of a grand entrance to Newport Coast Dr. There are two of these structures which sit on opposite sides of Newport Coast Dr., framed by only a few palm trees and evergreens. Drivers passing along Southern California's coastline can catch a quick glimpse of these impressive buildings. The Newport Coast structure is constructed of concrete and painted a light beige. Eight thick columns support the extremely large entablature-like face of the structure. As architecture in a typically conservative Orange County, the Newport Coast structure dominates its surroundings.
Figure 2 - Close up of the study area, Silver beach is located just on the border of Captain Cook Drive
Moving into the 1860s, there was a notable difference in the price of a ship build in Saint John in relation to those build in other, smaller, ports in New Brunswick; although, Saint John ships continued to reign supreme. The reason for this differentiation in price is the expense associated with building in Saint John. On the North shore, shipbuilders were able to make sure of the large quantity of pitch pine timber and plank necessary for ships construction – as hardwood was abundant and therefore used to build ships at a lesser cost. This did not stop Saint John shipbuilders, since their reputation was second to none, as “the fame of this port city continued to grow.” Though, must be said “the shipbuilding business of New Brunswick during 1861, may be said to have moderately remunerative, although not by any means inflated or speculative. The quantity built was not large as compared with former years, and but few, if any, of the new vessels have been forced on the market or sacrificed.” There was still a demand for wood-built ships, as many believed that as long as they had a way into the foreign markets they could undoubtedly continue to compete with any country. As it is known today, most Saint John shipbuilder’s long-term dreams of growth and prosperity would not be achieved, though at the time all builders would have done anything humanly possible to protect their craft. Shipbuilding in 1862 was far greater than it had been from 1825 to 1830, as previously noted, the ships and their size were comparatively smaller and much less valuable in compression to 1862. The Customs House return for the year, 1862, notes the quality of ships built in Nova Scotia carried 23,634 tons cumulatively, while Prince Edward Island held on...
Introduction The Chesapeake Bay is a large estuary located on the east coast of the United States. The bay is over 200 miles long and goes through Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The bay has much to offer the locals. Many locals have made a career out of harvesting the bay's sea food.
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States .It holds 18 hundred trillion gallons of water. The Bay is about 200 miles long, and is home to more than 17 million people. It has been on earth for millions of years and has survived many different events. The importance of the Chesapeake Bay is incredible; two of the United States’ five major North Atlantic ports – Baltimore and Hampton Roads – are on the Bay. (Chesapeake Bay Program, n/d). The Chesapeake Bay provides shelter and food to all living things in the surrounding area. Both people and animals use the Bays resources every day and have done so for centuries.
Coal production had become a driving force behind the United States industrial revolution. Coal was used for a variety of purposes including powering steam engines, iron manufacturing, and the heat in homes and towns. One of the largest users of coal in southern Colorado was the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I). Their furnaces were heated with coal from, he Culebra Mountain range in the southern part of Colorado was known for having some of the richest coal in the state. The coal is glossy black bituminous coal the second highest grade of coal available.
The community that I am going to talk about is Nanaimo. Nanaimo is located on the east coast of Vancouver Island, BC Canada, 113 km north of Victoria and 23 km west of Vancouver across the Straight of Georgia. It has the specific coordinates of 49o 09’ 51” N and 123o 56’ 11” W. Nanaimo has various names. The first visitors from Spain called it Winthuysen Inslet or Boca de Winthuysen after the Spanish explorer. The first English settlers called it Colville Town after Andrew Collville, governor of the Hudson Bay Company. The HBC established a fortified post in 1849 and discovered coal in 1852 which led to a permanent settlement. The building of the Bastion occurred in 1853. The city was incorporated in 1874.After coal mining peaked in the 1920s, forestry and the pulp and paper industry replaced it. The aboriginal Salish who lived here called it Snuneymuxm which meant gathering place. The name Nanaimo was the English corrupted version of the Salish name. It is called the Hub City or Harbour City because of where it is located. It also has the unique distinction of being the Bathtub Rac...
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In the early nineteenth century, Boston increased in size by filling in the marshy area around where Washington Street is today. The city, concerned about crowding in the already established neighborhoods downtown and on Beacon Hill, decided to develop this area into new residential neighborhoods. The population of Boston had increased dramatically in the first half of the nineteenth century from the large number of immigrants and the steady rise of industry in a port city. Between 1850 and 1875, the area south and east of Washington Street (the ocean side) became the South End, which was intended to attract the growing middle class and to persuade them not to move to the suburbs. The pattern and plan of the South End are the main contributors to its architectural unity and also what sets it apart as its own distinct neighborhood. The choices in materiality and organization of space give the South End a visual coherence unlike any other neighborhood in Boston. It is one of the largest remaining Victorian residential neighborhoods in the United States.
Vancouver was initially founded as a fort in the summer and fall of 1827[2.3]. Hudson’s Bay Company built Fort Langley as a trading post on the south side of the Fraser River. The fort was subsequently moved upstream to be closer to its farms in 1839[2.3&6]. The fort was built along the river because the river was an important trade route for both the fort and the natives to the area[1]. This fort, while trading large quantities of merchandise with the local natives, only truly controlled what was within its walls and had very little effect on the native control of the area[2.3].
Coal has a very negative impact on the environment, one of the main impacts on the environment is the actual process of extracting the coal from the ground. The two ways that coal is mined, underground and surface, both have different effects on the environment. The first way that coal is mined is by digging tunnels and creating mineshafts underground and then removing the coal from th...