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Athens Lower Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Athens in Greene County, New York. The district contains 267 contributing buildings, including the Jan Van Loon House built in 1706. It includes residential, commercial, and ecclesiastical structures built primarily during the 19th century in a variety of popular ...
The Albertus Van Loon House (/ v æ n ˈ l oʊ n /, like van loan) is a 1.5 story native stone home in the village of Athens, New York, United States.Built in 1724 by Albertus Van Loon, one of eight children of Jan Van Loon, [5] it is one of the oldest extant buildings in its part of New York State.
Athens Riverfront Park, September 2007. Athens is located along the eastern edge of Greene County, in the eastern part of the town of Athens, at (42.267151, −73.812487 The village is situated on the west bank of the Hudson River, and the village limits extend to the center of the river, which in this location is the eastern of two channels.
The Brick Row Historic District in the village of Athens, New York is a small row of brick row houses that were built as apartments for the workers of the booming clay mining industry in the late 19th century to early 20th century. The row houses are found on Brick Row St. off route 385 just north of the village of Athens.
Athens – The village of Athens is on the eastern edge of the town. Athens Station – A location south of West Athens. Hollister Lake – A lake in the northwestern part of the town. Lime Street – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town. Middle Ground Flats – An island in the Athens River. Sleepy Hollow Lake – A lake at the ...
A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators ...
The Jan Van Loon House (/ v æ n ˈ l oʊ n /, like van loan) is one of the oldest extant buildings in New York State. It is located in Athens, New York at 39 South Washington Street (also known as New York State Route 385). It is inside the Village of Athens Multiple Resource Area (MRA) and the Athens Lower Village Historic District. [2]
Illustration of human sacrifices in Gaul from Myths and legends; the Celtic race (1910) by T. W. Rolleston. While other Roman writers of the time described human and animal sacrifice among the Celts, only the Roman general Julius Caesar and the Greek geographer Strabo mention the wicker man as one of many ways the druids of Gaul performed sacrifices.