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Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble -sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings. Setts, also called Belgian blocks, are often referred to as "cobbles", [1] although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone by being quarried and shaped into a regular form, while cobblestones are naturally occurring ...
Geraardsbergen, Flanders, Belgium. Frequently used in the Tour of Flanders bicycle race. Haaghoek. built. 50°29′40″N 3°25′26″E / 50.4944°N 3.4238°E / 50.4944; 3.4238. Horebeke and Brakel, Belgium. 1700 m of well-maintained cobbles. First half descending, second part slightly rising.
Historic roads (historic trails in USA and Canada) are paths or routes that have historical importance due to their use over a period of time. Examples exist from prehistoric times until the early 20th century. They include ancient trackways, long-lasting roads, important trade routes, and migration trails.
Sett (paving) A sett, also known as a block or Belgian block, [1] is a broadly rectangular quarried stone used in paving roads and walkways. [2][3] Formerly in widespread use, particularly on steeper streets because setts provided horses' hooves with better grip than a smooth surface, they are now encountered rather as decorative stone paving ...
Paris–Roubaix. Paris–Roubaix [pa.ʁi.ʁu.bɛ] is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the ' Monuments ' or classics of the European calendar, and contributes points towards the UCI World ...
Macadam. An illustration of the first macadamized road in the United States between Boonsboro and Hagerstown in Maryland in 1823; in the foreground, workers are breaking stones "so as not to exceed 6 ounces (170 g) in weight or to pass a two-inch (5 cm) ring". Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by Scottish engineer John Loudon ...
1980 NRHP-listed. 363-365 Prairie St. 42°2′3″N 88°16′39″W / 42.03417°N 88.27750°W / 42.03417; -88.27750 (Gifford-Davidson House) Elgin, Illinois. Built by James Talcott Gifford, a native of central New York who became wealthy in Wisconsin, then returned in 1849 to Elgin, which he had helped found, and completed this ...
Cobblestone architecture refers to the use of cobblestones embedded in mortar as method for erecting walls on houses and commercial buildings. It was frequently used in the northeastern United States and upper Midwest in the early 19th century; the greatest concentration of surviving cobblestone buildings is in New York State, generally near ...