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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
HAMILTON, Ohio, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Ohio's Butler County Historical Society says it is offering prints of a rare 1855 map of the county created by surveyor John Crane. Officials said the prints, made by photographer Patrick Brown, are part of the society's efforts to preserve the map in a way that would benefit historical research, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Monday. Michael Riesenberg,...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Historians looking into the origin of the map determined that the very detailed overview of Butler County was drawn by surveyor John Crane in 1855. It was the first county map produced in full color, according to Thomas Stander, president of the historical society when the map was brought in.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
John Crane, chairman of Friends of the Bayley House, says the preservation group "bought time" for the 10,000- square-foot Pilot Hill mansion by weatherizing and stabilizing it over the past year. Built as a hotel in 1862, it instead was used as a private residence until the 1950s. Full restoration is expected to take years and cost millions. credit Restoring historic buildings isn't...