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Fernbank Park
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Fernbank may refer to: Australia * Fernbank, Victoria () ** Fernbank railway station, Victoria Canada * Fernbank, Ontario () a proposed community near Ottawa, Ontariobr>* Fernbank Road (Ottawa), Fernbank Road in Ottawa, Ontario. United States * Fernbank, Alabama * Fernbank Park, Cincinnati, Ohio *''Fernbank'' () was the estate of Col. Z. D. Harrison in DeKalb County, Georgia. Following his death in 1938, it was preserved and devoted to educational purposeIt lends its name to the following: ** Fernbank Elementary School ** Fernbank Forest ** Fernbank Museum of Natural History ** Fernbank Observatory ** Fernbank Science Center The Fernbank Science Center is a museum, classroom, and woodland complex located in Atlanta. It is owned and operated by the DeKalb County School System, which announced in May 2012 it was considering closing the facility to cut its annual budget, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank, Victoria
Fernbank is a small country town on the Perry River in Victoria, Australia, approximately 310 km east of Melbourne. In the , it had a population of 152. With the main highway, Princes Highway close by, the small community not only services itself, but travellers along the main highway that stop for a break. History The origin of the town's name is somewhat of a mystery. It is commonly believed that the town was named after the plants that grow by the banks of the Perry River, the fern, giving rise to the name, Fern-bank. Fernbank Post Office opened on 1 January 1868 and closed in 1977. Today Approximately 2.5 km south-west of Fernbank is the Fernbank Landscape and Flora Reserve, just off of the main highway, Princes Highway. There are some walking tracks and picnic spots. Transport Fernbank used to be serviced by the Bairnsdale railway line, but the station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank Railway Station, Victoria
Fernbank is a closed station in the town of Fernbank, on the Bairnsdale railway line railway line, in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981, as part of the ''New Deal The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. Major federal programs agencies included the Civilian Cons ...'' timetable for country passengers. It was disestablished as a Staff station on 1 December 1986, with the crossing loop spiked out of service. The crossing loop remains, along with a disused goods platform. References Disused railway stations in Victoria (state) Transport in Gippsland (region) Shire of East Gippsland {{VictoriaAU-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa had a city population of 1,017,449 and a metropolitan population of 1,488,307, making it the fourth-largest city and fourth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and headquarters to the federal government. The city houses numerous foreign embassies, key buildings, organizations, and institutions of Canada's government, including the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme Court, the residence of Canada's viceroy, and Office of the Prime Minister. Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855, its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank Road (Ottawa)
Fernbank may refer to: Australia * Fernbank, Victoria () ** Fernbank railway station, Victoria Canada * Fernbank, Ontario () a proposed community near Ottawa, Ontariobr>* Fernbank Road (Ottawa), Fernbank Road in Ottawa, Ontario. United States * Fernbank, Alabama * Fernbank Park, Cincinnati, Ohio *''Fernbank'' () was the estate of Col. Z. D. Harrison in DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb County (, , ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur. DeKalb County is inclu .... Following his death in 1938, it was preserved and devoted to educational purposeIt lends its name to the following: ** Fernbank Elementary School ** Fernbank Forest ** Fernbank Museum of Natural History ** Fernbank Observatory ** Fernbank Science Center {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank, Alabama
Fernbank is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Alabama, United States, on the north bank of Luxapallila Creek. Fernbank is located approximately five miles northwest of Millport. History The community was originally named Baltimore in honor of Baltimore, Maryland. The name was later changed to Fernbank due to the ferns growing in the surrounding area. The community is located on the former Georgia Pacific Railway The Georgia Pacific Railway was a railway company chartered on December 31, 1881, consolidating the Georgia Western Railroad and the Georgia Pacific Railroad Company of Alabama. The Georgia Western Railroad was chartered by the Georgia Legislatu ... and was once home to a Masonic lodge, sawmill, and drugstore. A post office operated under the name Fernbank from 1884 to 1986. References Unincorporated communities in Lamar County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{LamarCountyAL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank Park
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Fernbank may refer to: Australia * Fernbank, Victoria () ** Fernbank railway station, Victoria Canada * Fernbank, Ontario () a proposed community near Ottawa, Ontariobr>* Fernbank Road (Ottawa), Fernbank Road in Ottawa, Ontario. United States * Fernbank, Alabama * Fernbank Park, Cincinnati, Ohio *''Fernbank'' () was the estate of Col. Z. D. Harrison in DeKalb County, Georgia. Following his death in 1938, it was preserved and devoted to educational purposeIt lends its name to the following: ** Fernbank Elementary School ** Fernbank Forest ** Fernbank Museum of Natural History ** Fernbank Observatory ** Fernbank Science Center The Fernbank Science Center is a museum, classroom, and woodland complex located in Atlanta. It is owned and operated by the DeKalb County School System, which announced in May 2012 it was considering closing the facility to cut its annual budget, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County (, , ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur. DeKalb County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta (the other 90% lies in Fulton County). DeKalb is primarily a suburban county. In 2009, DeKalb earned the Atlanta Regional Commission's "Green Communities" designation for its efforts in conserving energy, water and fuel, investing in renewable energy, reducing waste, and protecting and restoring natural resources. In 2021, the non-profit American Rivers named DeKalb's South River the fourth-most endangered river in the United States, citing "the egregious threat that ongoing sewage pollution poses to clean water and public health." In recent years, some communities in North DeKalb have incorporated, following a tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank Elementary School
Fernbank may refer to: Australia * Fernbank, Victoria () ** Fernbank railway station, Victoria Canada * Fernbank, Ontario () a proposed community near Ottawa, Ontariobr>* Fernbank Road (Ottawa), Fernbank Road in Ottawa, Ontario. United States * Fernbank, Alabama * Fernbank Park, Cincinnati, Ohio *''Fernbank'' () was the estate of Col. Z. D. Harrison in DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb County (, , ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur. DeKalb County is inclu .... Following his death in 1938, it was preserved and devoted to educational purposeIt lends its name to the following: ** Fernbank Elementary School ** Fernbank Forest ** Fernbank Museum of Natural History ** Fernbank Observatory ** Fernbank Science Center {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank Forest
Fernbank Forest is a 65-acre (25 hectares) mature mixed forest that is part of Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia. It has some relatively old trees compared to much of the forests in the Piedmont; as such, it has been extensively studied by scientists. Large specimens of white oak and tulip poplar, which grow up to 156 feet (47.5 meters) tall, can be found along one slope within the forest. There also are a few equally tall loblolly pine. Other canopy species include American beech, black oak, northern red oak, southern red oak, pignut hickory, bitternut hickory, mockernut hickory, winged elm and red maple. Eastern flowering dogwood, sourwood, umbrella magnolia and eastern redbud are prominent among the smaller trees. The forest floor is covered by many shrub, wildflower, and fern species. Common animals include raccoon, coyote, opossum, gray squirrel, chipmunk, American crow, pileated woodpecker, box turtle and several snake species, including the veno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank Museum Of Natural History
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, in Atlanta, Georgia, is a museum that presents exhibitions and programming about natural history. Fernbank Museum has a number of permanent exhibitions and regularly hosts temporary exhibitions in its expansive facility, designed by Graham Gund Architects. ''Giants of the Mesozoic'', on display in the atrium of Fernbank Museum, features a long ''Argentinosaurus'', the largest dinosaur ever classified; as well as a ''Giganotosaurus''. The permanent exhibition, ''A Walk Through Time in Georgia'', tells the twofold story of Georgia's natural history and the development of the planet. Fernbank Museum has won several national and international awards for one of its newest permanent exhibitions, Fernbank NatureQuest, an immersive, interactive exhibition for children that was designed and produced by Thinkwell Group. The awards NatureQuest has won include the 2012 Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for a Museum Exhibit and the 2011 Bronze Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernbank Observatory
Dr. Ralph L. Buice, Jr. Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Fernbank Science Center. It is located between Decatur and Atlanta, Georgia (USA). The observatory owns a Cassegrain telescope housed beneath a dome. See also *List of observatories This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in ... References # External links Fernbank Observatory Clear Sky ClockForecasts of observing conditions. 1967 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Astronomical observatories in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures in DeKalb County, Georgia Tourist attractions in DeKalb County, Georgia Education in DeKalb County, Georgia {{US-observatory-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
