History of Northport Churches
Author : Northport Bicentennial Commission, Northport, Ala
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Page : 82 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Church buildings
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Author : Northport Bicentennial Commission, Northport, Ala
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Page : 82 pages
File Size : 10,83 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Church buildings
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Page : 14 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 1982*
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Author : Friends of Historic Northport Inc
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,99 MB
Release : 2013-01-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0738594008
The name Northport reminds people that "North Port" was the northern-most point river traffic could navigate the Black Warrior River in the early years. Settled in 1816, Northport was first known as Kentuck or Cane-tuck because it was a cane-brake wilderness. In the 19th century, the land was fertile and cotton was king. Warehouses were built along the riverbank to store cotton to be loaded onto steamships bound for market. Due to periodic flooding, the center of town was relocated several blocks away from the river around 1830; Northport was incorporated 41 years later. The current buildings along both sides of Main Avenue were primarily built after the Civil War. Over time, several fires, flooding, and a tornado have changed the downtown landscape. As reported in the Tuscaloosa News after the March 21, 1932, tornado, "It looked as if Northport had been bombed."
Author : Edwin Holt
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Page : 44 pages
File Size : 34,83 MB
Release : 1838
Category : Portsmouth (N.H.)
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Author : Paul Bailey
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Page : 588 pages
File Size : 41,31 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
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Author : Teresa Reid and Robert C. Hughes
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 21,70 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1467129550
From bungalows along the coves to the magnificent Victorian houses along Bayview Avenue, Northport truly provides Images of America. Once known as Great Cow Harbor, the area that is now Northport grew from a rural farming and fishing village into an industrial hub. Shipyards dominated the harbor's shoreline, while brickworks and sand mines provided building materials for New York City's skyscrapers. As industry flourished, the community grew, and essential amenities for transit, education, and worship were established. During the 19th century, wealthy oyster barons converted seashell fortunes into publishing, banking, and real estate ventures, fashioning Northport into one of the prettiest villages on Long Island, its harbor and beaches offering a summer refuge for city dwellers and a sanctuary for artists, actors, and writers.
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Page : 484 pages
File Size : 27,49 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Antrim County (Mich.)
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Author : East Boston (Boston, Mass.). Maverick Congregational Church
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Page : 252 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Boston (Mass.)
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Author : Jesse Fillmore Kelley
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Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,1 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Church buildings
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Author : Samuel William Southmayd Dutton
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Page : 140 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 1842
Category : Bible
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