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Reggie Lewis Futópálya és Atlétikai Centrum

A Reggie Lewis Futópálya és Atlétikai Centrum a Roxbury Közösségi Főiskola tulajdonában álló többfunkciós sportlétesítmény az USA Boston városában. Története Az atlétikai centrum névadója Reggie Lewis, a Northeastern Huskies és a Boston Celtics kosárlabdázója. 1993. április 29-én a Boston Gardenben mérkőzés közben összeesett, július 27-én pedig megállt a szíve. Sportágak Atlétika és súlylökés A kétszáz méteres futópálya mellett magasugrásra és rúdugrásra is alakítottak ki területet. A pálya egyik sarkában súlylökőketrecet alakítottak ki, de a népszerűbb eseményeken a jobb láthatóságért a stadion közepére helyezhetik át. 2014 márciusában a százéves LeLand McPhie súlylökésben aranyérmet szerzett. 1998-tól a létesítmény ad otthont az évenként megrendezett Boston Indoor Gamesnek, de a USA Indoor Track and Field Championships több eseményét is itt rendezték meg. Kosárlabda A kosárlabda-mérkőzések során 1300 ember foglalhat helyet a lelátókon. A pálya röplabda- és birkózómérkőzésekhez is átalakítható. Egyéb A stadionban táncstúdió, fitneszszoba és előadótermek is találhatók. A bostoni vegetáriánus fesztivált többször is itt tartották meg. Jegyzetek Fordítás Ez a szócikk részben vagy egészben a Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center című angol Wikipédia-szócikk ezen változatának fordításán alapul. Az eredeti cikk szerkesztőit annak laptörténete sorolja fel. Ez a jelzés csupán a megfogalmazás eredetét és a szerzői jogokat jelzi, nem szolgál a cikkben szereplő információk forrásmegjelöléseként. További információk A Roxbury Közösségi Főiskola honlapján (angolul)
Reginald A. Fessenden House

Das Reginald A. Fessenden House ist das ehemalige Wohnhaus des Erfinders und Rundfunkpioniers Reginald Fessenden in Newton im Bundesstaat Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Seit 1976 ist es als National Historic Landmark im National Register of Historic Places eingetragen. Beschreibung Das Haus ist architektonisch nicht bedeutsam. Es diente Reginald Fessenden von 1919 bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1932 als Wohnhaus und ist heute nicht öffentlich zugänglich. Fessenden wechselte häufig den Wohnort und besaß außerdem ein Haus auf den Bermudas, in dem er im Alter viel Zeit verbrachte und wo er auch starb. Sein Hauptwohnsitz blieb aber ab 1919 sein Haus in Newton, was den längsten Zeitraum darstellt, den er am selben Ort wohnte. Reginald Fessenden besaß über 500 Patente und gehörte damit weltweit zu den führenden Patentinhabern. Er begann seine Karriere 1886 als Produkttester bei Edison Machine Works in New York City. Nach kurzer Zeit wurde Thomas Alva Edison persönlich auf ihn aufmerksam und ernannte ihn zum Chefchemiker. In den folgenden drei Jahren entdeckte Fessenden ein Isoliermaterial, das zugleich flexibel und feuerfest war. 1890 wechselte er als Chefelektriker zur Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Zwei Jahre später nahm er eine Professur für Elektrotechnik an der Purdue University an, nur um ein Jahr später dem Ruf der damaligen Western University of Pennsylvania zu folgen und dort den Lehrstuhl für Elektrotechnik zu übernehmen. 1900 verließ er das akademische Umfeld und nahm eine Stelle am damaligen United States Weather Bureau an, um sich der Erforschung drahtloser Telegrafie zu widmen. Wiederum zwei Jahre später kündigte er, um die National Electric Signalling Company zu gründen und dort als Chefingenieur zu arbeiten. In diese Zeit fällt seine bekannteste Erfindung, die drahtlose Übertragung von Sprache und Musik. 1910 wurde er von den Geldgebern der Gesellschaft gekündigt und arbeitete fortan hauptsächlich als selbstständiger Erfinder. Trotz zahlreicher Erfindungen, die er zwischen 1910 und 1928 machte, lebte er in dieser Zeit am Rand der Armut. Erst 1928 gewann er einen langjährigen Rechtsstreit mit der National Electric Signalling Company um die Nutzung seiner Patente, was seine finanzielle Situation signifikant verbesserte. Siehe auch Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places in Newton (Massachusetts) Liste der National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts Literatur James Sheire: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. (PDF) United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 6. August 1975, abgerufen am 17. November 2022 (englisch). Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Reginald A. Fessenden House

The Reginald A. Fessenden House is a historic house in the village of Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts. It was the residence from 1919 to his death in 1932 of the inventor Reginald A. Fessenden (1866–1932), called "the father of radio broadcasting," because he was the first to broadcast the human voice and music by radio. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976 in recognition of Fessenden's accomplishments. Description and history The Fessenden House is an architecturally undistinguished three story brick building, with a stuccoed exterior and a tile roof. It has vernacular styling that includes a hooded entry, large central chimney, and a generally asymmetrical massing. The interior follows a fairly typical central hall plan. Both the exterior and interior of the house are relatively unaltered since Fessenden's ownership; the only notable alteration is the addition of awnings on some of the east-facing windows. Reginald A. Fessenden was born in Quebec in 1866, and entered Bishop's University as a precocious young mathematical prodigy, but left in 1884 without graduating. In 1886, he took a position at the Edison Machine Works, working for inventor Thomas Edison. During an academic period teaching at Purdue University and at the University of Pittsburgh, Fessenden engaged in research on the nascent subject of wireless telegraphy. Much of the rest of his life he was employed in industry, either directly or as a consultant, but was often living near poverty, and produced a stream of inventions. In 1904 he invented the rotary spark-gap transmitter, and in 1906 he built a large transmitter in Massachusetts from which he successfully made a voice transmission. He also discovered the means to recombine separate frequencies to form a coherent audible sound. At his death he was described by inventor and businessman Elihu Thomson as "the greatest wireless inventor of the age, greater than Marconi." Fessenden purchased the Newton house in 1919, and it was his home until his death in 1932. Although he spent most of later years in Bermuda, this house is the place with the longest-lasting association with his life in the United States. It is still a private home and is not open to the public. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark on January 7, 1976, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, in recognition that it is one of the few places with a long-term association with Fessenden. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts References
Reginald A. Daly House

Das Reginald A. Daly House ist ein historisches Wohnhaus in Cambridge im Bundesstaat Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Es wurde nach dem kanadischen Geologen Reginald Aldworth Daly benannt, der es von 1910 bis 1957 bewohnte. 1976 wurde es als National Historic Landmark in das National Register of Historic Places eingetragen, seit 1983 ist es zugleich Contributing Property zum Old Cambridge Historic District. Historische Bedeutung Das Baujahr des zweieinhalbstöckigen Gebäudes ist ebenso wie der Architekt nicht bekannt, jedoch lässt sich von den äußeren Gestaltungsmerkmalen der Queen-Anne-Stil ableiten, der für die 1880er und 1890er Jahre typisch war. Das Haus befindet sich äußerlich im Originalzustand. Der 1871 bei Napanee geborene Daly erhielt 1891 einen Abschluss am damaligen Victoria College (heute University of Toronto), wo er sein Interesse an der Geologie entdeckte. Anschließend zog er in die USA und schloss sein Postgraduales Studium an der Harvard University 1893 mit einem Master of Arts ab. 1896 verlieh ihm die Universität einen Doktorgrad. Nach weitergehenden Studien in Deutschland und Frankreich kehrte er nach Harvard zurück und lehrte dort Geologie, bis er 1901 zur Canadian Boundary Commission wechselte. 1908 kam er nach Cambridge zurück und trat eine Lehrstelle am Massachusetts Institute of Technology an. 1912 erhielt er an der Harvard University die Sturgis-Hooper-Professur für Geologie, die er bis zum Ende seiner Karriere beibehielt. Dalys Reputation als herausragender Geologe beruht vor allem auf seinen Bemühungen, die im Feld gesammelten realen Daten zu theoretischen Generalisierungen zu verarbeiten. In mehr als 150 Büchern und anderen Veröffentlichungen erarbeitete er Ideen und Konzepte, die zum Teil ganz neue Forschungsfelder innerhalb der Geologie eröffneten. Sein 1914 veröffentlichtes Buch Igneous Rocks and Their Origin bildete – obwohl seine wesentliche Grundannahme später widerlegt wurde – den Grundstein für die Arbeit von mehreren Generationen von Geologen. Darüber hinaus war Daly einer der ersten, der die Wissenschaft der Geologie mit Erkenntnissen aus Physik und Chemie verknüpfte. In Anerkennung seiner Verdienste wurden Daly zahlreiche Ehrungen verliehen, darunter mehrere Ehrendoktorgrade sowie 1932 der Hayden Memorial Geological Award. Siehe auch Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places in Cambridge (Massachusetts) Liste der National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts Literatur James Sheire: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form. (PDF) United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Juni 1975, abgerufen am 31. Mai 2022 (englisch). Einzelnachweise
Reginald A. Daly House

The Reginald A. Daly House is a historic house located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a National Historic Landmark, notable for its association with Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871–1957), an eminent geologist, Penrose Medal winner, and Harvard University professor. The house is a two-story wood-frame structure, estimated to have been built in the 1880s or 1890s. The house is styled in a Queen Anne/Shingle style, and was designed by the distinguished firm of Van Brunt and Howe. Van Brunt headed America's first architecture school, at MIT, and designed Harvard's Memorial Hall and the Cambridge Public Library, among many other Boston area buildings. Its interior had (as of its designation in 1976) not been significantly altered since Daly's death. Reginald Daly was born in Ontario, and was educated at Victoria College (now the University of Toronto). He then engaged in graduate studies at Harvard, earning an MA. and PhD in geology. In 1908 Daly began teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in 1912 he joined the faculty of Harvard, where he remained for the rest of his life. He purchased this house in 1910. Daly's contributions to the field of geology were wide-ranging: he was one of the first to synthesize a consistent theory of igneous rocks, based on an extensive analysis of a large body of physical evidence. He was also instrumental in bringing physics and chemistry into the study of geology. He was widely recognized by his peers, and received numerous honors, including the first honorary degree granted by his alma mater, Victoria College. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was further included in the Old Cambridge Historic District in 1983. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Republican Block

The Republican Block is a historic commercial building at 1365 Main Street in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1858, it heralded the northward expansion of the downtown north of Court Square, and was the first permanent home of the Springfield Republican, one of the state's oldest newspapers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description and history The Republican Block is located in downtown Springfield, on the east side of Main Street just north of Court Square, one of the city's oldest public spaces. It is a four-story brick building with Italianate styling. Its ground floor is occupied by two storefronts, set on either side of a central building entrance. The second floor has a band of arched windows topped by a dentillated cornice. The third and fourth floors have windows set singly and in pairs under bracketed segmented arches or rounded arches. The building is crowned by a bracketed projecting cornice. The block was built in 1858 for The Republican, a newspaper founded in 1824. The Republican occupied the premises until 1867, and is the only surviving reminder of the period of ownership by its founder, Samuel Bowles. It was then bought by D. H. Brigham, a clothing retailer. Brigham greatly expanded the premises to the rear, and operated a clothing factory and shop in the building, which remained in business until 1969. The building is believed to have been designed by A. L. Chapin, a prominent local architect who designed a significant number of Springfield's Main Street buildings of the period. See also Union Trust Company Building (Springfield, Massachusetts), 1351 Main Street Court Square Historic District (Springfield, Massachusetts), across Main Street National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts References
Reservoir Park

Der Reservoir Park ist eine Parkanlage in Brookline im Bundesstaat Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Park umgibt den namensgebenden See Brookline Reservoir und wurde 1985 in das National Register of Historic Places eingetragen. Im Februar 2015 folgte die Einstufung als National Historic Landmark. Beschreibung Der See weist einen Umfang von rund 1,5 km auf und wurde 1848 als Hauptendpunkt des Cochituate Aqueduct und damit als Trinkwasserspeicher für die nahegelegene Stadt Boston fertiggestellt. Ein Rundweg führt am Ufer entlang durch den 13 ha großen Park, der größtenteils unterhalb des Straßenniveaus liegt. Als besonderes architektonisches Merkmal ist das ebenfalls 1848 errichtete Torhaus zu erwähnen, das sich am Nordostufer befindet. Es wurde aus Granit und Kalkstein errichtet und verfügt über die älteste noch existierende Dachkonstruktion aus Eisen in den gesamten Vereinigten Staaten. Auch die Dachstützen aus Schmiedeeisen und die für die öffentliche Nutzung ausgelegten gusseisernen Treppenstufen sind die ältesten ihrer Art in den USA. 1902 verkaufte die Stadt Boston den See und das ihn umgebende Land zum Preis von 150.000 US-Dollar (heute ca. 5.644.000 Dollar) an die Stadt Brookline, zu dem eine Anzahl wohlhabender Einwohner – unter anderem Amy Lowell und John Charles Olmsted – ein Drittel beisteuerten. Mit dem Eigentumsübergang erfolgte das Design des neu anzulegenden Parks durch Alexis French, der als Ingenieur bei der Stadt angestellt war. Zur Gestaltung nutzte er insbesondere Weiden und Japanische Blütenkirschen, aber auch Ahorne sowie diverse immergrüne Pflanzen. Siehe auch Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places in Brookline (Massachusetts) Liste der National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts Literatur Carla Benka: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Form. (PDF) Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, Juli 1983, abgerufen am 27. April 2017 (englisch, erreichbar über den „NR“-Button). Weblinks Brookline Reservoir Park – Offizielle Website Einzelnachweise
Rev. Francis E. Clark House

The Clark House, also known as the Rev. Francis E. Clark House, is an historic house at located at 379 Central Street in the village of Auburndale in Newton, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gable configuration that has a large circular three-story tower at the corner, topped by a conical roof. It has a variety of gables, projections, and window shapes and placement, characteristics of the Queen Anne style of architecture. It was built in 1895 for Rev. Francis Edward Clark, founder of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour. On September 4, 1986, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts References
Lotta Fountain

Lotta Fountain is a 1939 fountain and sculpture by artist Katharine Lane Weems and architects J. W. Ames and E. S. Dodge. It is installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Description and history The granite structure is approximately 10 x 20 x 15 ft. and functions as a drinking fountain. It features a square column topped with seated dog, and a spout on the base depicting the head of a cat. The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997. See also 1939 in art References External links Media related to Lotta Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
Richard Pinkham House

The Richard Pinkham House is a historic house at 24 Brooks Park in Medford, Massachusetts. The unusually shaped Italianate wood-frame house was built c. 1850 by Richard Pinkham, a housewright who then lived in the property. The house is unique in Medford in the presence of a 2+1⁄2-story octagon section, which rises above the rest of the roughly cruciform house. It was built on a portion of the route of the Middlesex Canal, portions of which were at that time being sold off by its owners. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, and included as part of the Middlesex Canal Historic and Archeological District in 2009. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Medford, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
Richard Sparrow House

The Richard Sparrow House is a historic house at 42 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts and the oldest surviving house in Plymouth. The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636. He was granted a 16-acre (6.5 ha) tract of land in 1636 on which he later built the house. Sparrow moved to Eastham in 1653. The Richard Sparrow House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is now operated as a house museum and art gallery and is part of Plymouth Village Historic District. See also First Period houses in Massachusetts (1620–1659) List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts References External links Sparrow House Website
Lake Attitash

Lake Attitash is a lake located on the border of Merrimac, Massachusetts, and Amesbury, Massachusetts, and constitutes at least a portion of Amesbury's water supply. There are beaches on both the Amesbury and Merrimac shores. Merrimac's beach is known as Indian Head Park. The lake was formerly known as "Kimball's Pond". Its name was changed to reflect its reputed indigenous name of Attitash, meaning huckleberry. The lake is popular with seasonal tourists, as well as residents. It is normally safe for swimming. Boats are allowed on the lake. This shallow, 360-acre (1.5 km2) enlarged natural great pond has a maximum depth of 30 feet (9.1 m) and an average depth of 11 feet (3.4 m). The shoreline is extensively developed; roads and cottages, two or three rows deep in places, virtually ring the entire lake, as well as a summer boys' camp, and at least two boat docks. There are literally hundreds of boats of all types and sizes. The only significant weed beds are located in the inlet and outlet coves. Public access for boating has been created by the Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access (formerly known as the Public Access Board) by constructing a parking lot and launching ramp. The parking lot can accommodate nearly two dozen vehicles. The last fisheries survey – conducted in 1978 – located nine of the 11 species known to be present in this water. Largemouth bass and chain pickerel are common and appear at least moderately fished. Pumpkinseeds dominate the fishery, although white perch and brown bullhead are very common. Northern pike were stocked here in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1988, and will continue to be stocked in the future. Although Attitash is a good largemouth bass and chain pickerel water, it is primarily known as one of the best northern pike waters in the Northeast District. Pike in excess of 20 pounds have been reported here. The heavy recreational use this lake supports during the summer months largely precludes fishing. Bass and panfish anglers enjoy good action during the spring and fall months, and ice fishermen avidly pursue the pike resource in winter. Fishing pressure is particularly high during the winter. Various local tournaments often bring out crowds of ice fishermen on weekends. References
Rider Tavern

The Rider Tavern (also Rider's Hotel or Old North Charlton Inn) is an historic tavern on Stafford Street in the Northside Village Historic District of Charlton, Massachusetts. The tavern, now a large three story wood-frame building, was built c. 1797, and was for many years an important stop on the stagecoach road. It is owned by the Charlton Historical Society, and open for guided tours in the summer and special events. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and included in the Northside Village Historic District in 1977. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References
Hardy Pond

Hardy Pond is a 45-acre (180,000 m2) pond located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Originally almost twice the size, in recent times the pond level was lowered in an inappropriate approach to controlling flooding. The quality of the water has degraded due to eutrophication caused by run-off from roads, fertilizers, and storm drain inputs. The pond is contiguous with 35 acres (140,000 m2) of adjoining wetlands. It is a popular site for bird sightings, with over 140 species listed. There is a boat launch on the pond, off Princeton Street, contiguous to Lazazzero Park. Gas-powered boats are prohibited. External links Hardy Pond Association was largely responsible for restoring the pond to a healthier state, raising funds for dredging and improvements to the storm sewer system.
Ringville Cemetery

Ringville Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Witt Hill Road in the hamlet of Ringville, part of Worthington, Massachusetts. The roughly 3-acre (1.2 ha) cemetery was established in 1866, when the town purchased 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) from Ethan Ring. The cemetery was quickly expanded over the next twenty years, reaching a size of 2 acres (0.81 ha). In the 1970s the town purchased an additional acre, giving the cemetery its present size. Ringville, the village in which it lies, was in the 19th century the industrial heart of Worthington, supporting a number of mills. The cemetery lies on a rise above and south of Witt Hill Road, about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from Massachusetts Route 112. A stone retaining wall lines the front of the cemetery. It is topped by large quarried granite stones, with two vehicular entrances, and two locations where steps are formed in the wall to provide access to the cemetery grounds. The main stair, in the center of the wall, was given a decorative iron gate c. 1900. Despite the 1866 establishment of the cemetery, its earliest grave markers have dates from the 1810s. These graves were supposedly moved here from the Ireland Street Cemetery in neighboring Chesterfield; there is evidence of family connections between the two areas. Its most prominent marker is the Blair Vault, located in the northwestern corner, near the front wall. This brick and granite structure bears the inscription "Presented by Clara D. Blair in memory of her husband David Blair." The cemetery is in active use by the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. See also North Cemetery (Worthington, Massachusetts), on Cold Street Center Cemetery, on Sam Hill Road National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Ringville Cemetery (Worthington, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons