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https://youtu.be/k-WhTDvTiXA #Radio #WBCQ #Monticello #Dxing #Gqrx
9.330 Khz WBCQ Wordl's - 0500/1657 UTC 1234567 English
Pwr: 250Kw Az: 245 Monticello -
Distància total: 5.590,44 km (3.473,74 milles)

WBCQ is an international shortwave broadcast station located in Monticello, Maine, USA. We broadcast on 7.490 MHz, 9.330 MHz, 5.130 MHz, 3.265 MHz, and 6.160 MHz. We’ve been bringing access to the airwaves for people like you since 1998.

http://www.wbcq.com

@HeavenlyPossum that was the #virginia delegation. #madison ended up punting with that effing 3/5 person compromise and it haunted him and us forever. #Washington freed his people. Madison almost broke and his stepson lost the farm, #montpelier. #DolleyMadison died in penury in a boarding house in DC. #jefferson not so noble as Washington, and his daughters sold #monticello in one of the early depressions to admiral Levy. #Adams warned, madison cobbled together and hoped.

14A. Home Place. Monticello, California. 1956

#Monticello #California #America #DorotheaLange #theGreatDepression #Lange #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

The image depicts a black and white photograph of an old, two-story house nestled among trees with lush foliage. The architecture suggests it may be from the early to mid-19th century or possibly earlier. There's no visible activity around the property which contributes to its tranquil appearance. In front of the home is what appears to be a well-maintained garden filled with an array of flowering shrubs, likely indicative of springtime when such blooms are most vivid.

The sky above shows some cloud coverage but overall it seems like a bright day as indicated by the shadows cast on and around the house. The lack of any modern elements or cars suggests this photograph might be from several decades ago. There's nothing that indicates current occupancy, hinting at abandonment or a deliberate choice to maintain its rustic charm.

Given the source information provided (14A. Home Place), it is plausible that this image was taken as part of an ongoing documentation project focused on various homes and their settings during mid-20th century America. The photographer Dorothea Lange, known for her work in social documentary photography especially during times of great upheaval such as the Great Depression, further adds context to why these particular structures might have been subjects of interest.

The reference number indicates that this photograph is part of a larger collection or series and it could be used to identify specif [...]

View of #UVa and #charlottesville looking down from Montalto near #Monticello on a gorgeous day

Color photo of a heavily forested urban landscape with a blue sky and some gray and white clouds. The Blue Ridge mountains can be seen in the background

Turning to modern sculptors & numismatics: I always look for Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, and was not disappointed.

Here is his portrait medallion of Commodore Uriah Levy, the #Jewish naval officer who saved #Jefferson's #Monticello (fine documentary: https://www.menemshafilms.com/the-levys-of-monticello)
7/9

frontal view: man with mustache in the garb of the era

David produced many portrait medallions to honor great contemporaries and some recent figures. Typically, they included a facsimile of the subject's signature to add verisimilitude. In this case, there is instead just the inscription, Uriah P/Levy/of the united/states-navy at left

Reinis # 291
1833 c. 17-18 cm.

Largest USA cities/towns named for an historic residence

Place names can come from a variety of sources including former home towns, famous persons, family members, town founders, and a variety of other sources. In the case of this blogpost, they come from historic/famous residences. In the list below are ten famous residences that have been applied to the name of a city or town in the United States. They are:

George Washington’s home/estate of Mount Vernon in northern Virgina
Thomas Jefferson’s home/estate of Monticello in central Virginia
Andrew Jackson’s home/estate, The Hermitage, in central Tennessee
Ashland, the home/estate of statesman and three-time presidential candidate, Henry Clay, located near Lexington, KY
Timonium Mansion and Marc Anthony’s incomplete Timonium Palace in Egypt.
George Vanderbilt’s Biltmore home/estate near Asheville, North Carolina
Blenheim Palace in England
Longwood House on the island of St. Helena – added 11/22/24 – Thank you, Dan
The Palace of Versailles in France
Windsor Castle in England

Mount Vernon – Source: mountvernon.org Monticello – Source: cntraveler.com

It was actually a bit surprising not to find more cities/towns named for presidential homes or other famous/historic residences, particularly the White House. If any have been missed, pleased let us know and they will be added. Enjoy the list. Peace!

Ashland – Source: flickr.com

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City/Town = Population

Mount Vernon, NY = 73,893 (2020)
Mount Vernon, WA = 35,404 (2021)
Ashland, KY = 21,342 (2022)
Ashland, MA = 18,832 (2020)
Ashland, OH = 18,718 (2020)
Mount Vernon, OH = 16,956 (2020)
Hermitage, PA = 16,230 (2020)
Monticello, MN = 14,804 (2022)
Mount Vernon, IL = 14,600 (2020)
Mount Vernon, VA = 12.914 (2020)
Timonium, MD = 10,458 (2020) – Thank you, Dan!
Monticello, AR = 8,442 (2020)
Ashland, WI = 7,918 (2021)
Ashland, VA = 7,565 (2020)
Monticello, NY = 7,332 (2021)
Mount Vernon, IN = 6,493 (2020)
Monticello, IL = 5,941 (2020)
Monticello, KY = 5,755 (2022)
Monticello, IN = 5,508 (2020)
Monticello, LA = 5,431 (2020)
Ashland, MO = 5,026 (2023)
Mount Vernon, IA = 4,527 (2020)
Mount Vernon, MO = 4,526 (2020)
Monticello, IA = 4,040 (2020)
Ashland, NE = 3,086(2020)
Windsor, MO = 2,775 (2020)
Monticello, FL = 2,589 (2020)
Mont Vernon, NH = 2,584 (2020) – yes, it is spelled that way
Monticello, GA = 2,541 (2020)
Versailles, MO = 2,539 (2020)
Mount Vernon, TX = 2,491 (2020)
Mount Vernon, KY = 2,472 (2022)
Ashland, PA = 2,471 (2020)
Versailles, IN = 2,184 (2020)
Ashland, NH = 1,938 (2020)
Mount Vernon, GA = 1,900 (2020)
Monticello, UT = 1,824 (2020)
Mount Vernon, ME = 1,721 (2020)
Monticello, MS = 1,441 (2020)
Biltmore Forest, NC = 1,409 (2020)
Mount Vernon, AL = 1,354 (2020)
Monticello, WI = 1,135 (2022)
Mount Vernon, MD = 761 (2020)
Monticello, ME = 737 (2020)
Ashland, NY = 682 (2020)
Mount Vernon, SD = 461 (2020)
Mount Vernon, AR = 144 (2020)
Blenheim, SC = 115 (2020) – Thank you, Dan!
Monticello, MO = 104 (2020)
Monticello, TX = 20 (2000)
Longwood, Mo = unknown – Thank you, Dan!

*Mount Vernon, OR is not named for George Washington’s home.

*Versailles, KY was named after the city not the palace in France.

*White House, TN is not named for the residence in Washington, DC. Neither are the towns of Whitehouse in Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, or Texas.

*Alhambra CA and Alhambra, IL were both derived from Washington Irving’s book, Tales of Alhambra, which is about the Alhambra Palace in Spain. – Thank you, Dan!

Biltmore- Source: thepinnaclelist.com

SOURCES:

#andrewJackson #Ashland #Biltmore #England #famousHouses #France #fun #geography #georgeWashington #henryClay #history #homes #houses #landUse #mansions #Monticello #MountVernon #PalaceOfVersaille #placeNames #residences #theHermitage #thomasJefferson #tourism #travel #USA #vanderbilt #WindsorCastle

I’m at #Monticello today thinking about #freedom and #democracy. Probably the strangest and most somber #independenceday in my lifetime, and I’m including 2020 #uspolitics

#independenceday #us Not feelin’ it. Maybe a walk at #jamesmadisonsmontpelier nearby will do the trick, or watching #immigrants become new #citizens at #monticello. Considering how #Adams and #jefferson both died on this day 50 years after the #declarationofindependence was edited/penned, then published at great peril by #scots and #irish printers.

Last year I was in #belfast at a little visited exhibit on the people whose thinking, writing, and fighting for their independence informed ours

Original first print of #declarationofindependence,on display in #belfast #northernireland #4july 2023

Travel hint for visitors to #Monticello: skip the $42 house tour and check out the excellent gift shop and (almost unmarked) graveyard in the middle of the parking lot for free. #American #slavery #history

https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/friction-with-monticellos-new-leadership-prompts-another-early-exit/article_3b86abb6-1779-11ef-b572-938bf4fcdb68.html “I wouldn’t have walked away without good cause” Continuing unease at #monticello #histodons #jefferson

Have to agree that replacing the space hogging cloverleaf with a simpler design makes a lot of sense. Same logic could likely be applied to many similarly stupid original designs.

#Monticello #CloverLeaf #Roundabouts #TrafficCircles

https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/page/portal/content/delivery/region9/projects/901339-Home/901339-Repository/901339_ProjectPresentation_10072021.pdf

a view of the double roundabout replacing the cloverleafs after the NYS DOT project completes in Monticello, NY

a view of the space hogging cloverleafs that will be replaced by double roundabout in the NYS DOT project in Monticello, NY

Happy #OldStuffDay!

Here at Monticello, we love old stuff, especially our colleagues at @PreservingMonticello!

In 2023, they launched our first publicly accessible collections database site, a growing source of info on the objects in our collection: http://bit.ly/3uJZ6jP

@TJMonticello #Monticello #database #collections