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  2. Hex sign - Wikipedia

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    Hex sign. 12-pointed compass rose on a hex sign. Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. [1] Barn paintings, usually in the form of "stars in circles", began to appear on the landscape in the early 19th century and became widespread decades later ...

  3. Fraktur (folk art) - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylviania. Country. United States. Fraktur is a highly artistic and elaborate illuminated folk art created by the Pennsylvania Dutch, named after the Fraktur script associated with it. Most Fraktur were created between 1740 and 1860. Fraktur drawings were executed in ink and/or watercolors and are found in a wide variety of forms: the ...

  4. Cambria City Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Cambria City Historic District is a national historic district located at Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 198 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in a predominantly working-class residential area of Johnstown. Though predominantly residential, it also includes a small business district and ...

  5. Liriodendron tulipifera - Wikipedia

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    Liriodendron tulipifera is generally considered to be a shade-intolerant species that is most commonly associated with the first century of forest succession. In Appalachian forests, it is a dominant species during the 50–150 years of succession, but is absent or rare in stands of trees 500 years or older.

  6. Magnolia Cemetery (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: Magnolia Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1886. The cemetery grounds are bounded by Levick, Ditman, Hellerman, and Cottage Streets. Its business office is located at 6950 Tulip Street. The cemetery sits on land that was once part of Frances "Fanny ...

  7. Tulipa sylvestris - Wikipedia

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    Tulipa sylvestris. Tulipa subg. Eriostemones. Tulipa sylvestris, the wild tulip [3] or woodland tulip, [4] is a Eurasian and North African species of wild tulip, a plant in the lily family. Its native range extends from Portugal and Morocco to western China, covering most of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins, and Central Asia.

  8. Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival opens for 2024 season Friday in ...

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    March 22, 2024 at 4:02 AM. The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm's Tulip Festival is opening for the season on Friday. The annual festival takes place in Woodburn and allows folks to walk through several ...

  9. Kensington, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Area code (s) 215, 267, and 445. Kensington is a neighborhood in Philadelphia that belongs to Lower Northeast. As with all neighborhoods in the city, the lack of any official designation means the boundaries of the area vary between sources over time and are disputed among locals. Kensington, as most long-term residents view it, refers ...