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15 sie 2022 · Lucy Sante, the author of “Nineteen Reservoirs,” circumnavigates the Ashokan Reservoir, under which lie “apple knocker” villages razed and flooded by New York City for drinking water.
18 gru 2021 · “Ashokan” refers to the Ashokan Reservoir, which is located a short distance from the site of the camp and supplies 40% of New York City’s Water. It was created by damming part of the Esopus Valley in 1915, and it currently covers 10,000 acres.
5 lis 2021 · The Ashokan Reservoir opened in 1915. At 8300 acres, it was the world’s largest at the time and the first of six to be built in the Catskills between 1907 and 1965. It can hold 122.9 billion gallons at full capacity.
4 lip 2023 · Florida, located in the southeastern region of the United States, has a diverse history shaped by indigenous settlements, European exploration, and colonization. The state changed hands between Spain and Britain multiple times before becoming a U.S. territory in 1821 and gaining statehood in 1845.
Timeline. This timeline places selected documents and pages from the Florida Memory Project in the context of Florida history. All documents are from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida.
Explore the timline of Ashoka the Great. Ashoka the Great (r. 268-232 BCE) was the third king of the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE) best known for his renunciation of war, development of the concept of dhamma (pious social conduct), and promotion...
20 maj 2022 · A map illustrating the rise and expansion of the Mauryan empire, the first pan-Indian empire that covered most of India and parts of present-day Iran.
