Cheekwood Mansion Birth of a Tennessee Botanical Estate
The Cheek family built Cheekwood, a 60 room Georgian mansion (1929–32) in Nashville, later a botanical garden and fine arts center. It features Botanic Hall exhibits, 55 acres of gardens, and a restaurant. Highlights include Queen Charlotte staircase fragments, a Worcester Porcelain collection, a large herb garden, and the Pineapple Room restaurant.
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Nashville
Tenn
Heekwood
Leslie
Mabel Cheek
Maxwell House
Cheekwood
Civckwood Botanical Gardens
Pamela Johnson
Johnson
Botanic Hall
The
Horticultural Society of
Davidson County
Queen Charlotte
Kew
England
Cheek
Mabel
Wood
Cheeks
Walter Sharp
Sharps
Leslie and
Maxwell House Coffee Empire
Three University Botanical Gardens Offer Cool Raleigh Area Retreats
Raleigh area travelers can seek relief from heat at three gardens: NC State Arboretum, UNC Chapel Hill Botanical Garden, and Duke's Sarah P Duke Gardens. Each garden showcases distinct styles from exotic plant collections to regional habitats and a disappearing vista at Duke Gardens, with educational and touring information provided by their hosts.
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Raleigh
N.C
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
North Carolina State Arboretum
University of North Carolina At
Botanical Garden
RJ. Raulston
North Carolina State
Arboretum
NCSU
North Carolina Botanical Garden
North Carolina
North Carolina State University
Laurel Hill Road
U.S. 15-501
Chapel Hill
Duke
Duke University
Duke Chapel
Duke Gardens
Sarah P
Durham
University Gardens
Raulston
Aspen slides into spring bargains as town empties
Aspen, Colo., shuts down for spring mud season as slopes fade to brown and shops slash prices up to 80 percent. Hotels offer off season rates, locals flee to Maui and Cabo, while visitors enjoy uncrowded streets and early grooming of parks and sidewalks. Things stir again around June.
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Aspen
Colo
Jerome
Little Nell
Mary Kuebler
Visitors Information Bureau
Mike Shaw
Stalker Ltd
George Mason Day at Gunston Hall May 6
Gunston Hall hosts George Mason Day on Sunday May 6 with interpreters in 1790 costumes portraying George Mason his family and neighbors. Visitors can watch presentations from noon to 4 p.m. join games and talk with 18th century characters while grounds and tours run 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Barbecue lunches and crafts wares are available near the graveyard. Gunston Hall is 22 miles south of Washington with directions via U S 1 or I 95. Contact (703) 550-9220 for more information.
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Botanic Hall
Cheeks
Bryant Fleming
Cheekwood
Fleming
England
Gunston Hall Plantation
George Mason
Mason
George Washington
New Capitol
Gunston Hall
Washington
U.S. 1
Checkpoint Charlie to Host Tourist Information Office
West Berlin soldiers plan a new role at Checkpoint Charlie as the border gate opens to civilian visits. A veteran sergeant recalls escape attempts, while East and West officials note changes including civilian clothing access and new border crossings for Western troops.
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West Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
East Germany
Berlin Wall
Berlin
Europe
East Berlin
Air Force
Janet Beni
Grand Terrace
Calif
Army
Nathaniel Brown
St Louis
Brown
Wall
U.S
East
West Germany
Charlie
United States
Bent
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Sandhills
Sarah P. Duke
Frederic Hanes
Duke Hospital
Benjamin N. Duke
Anderson Street
Scripps Howard News Service
Maui
Cabo San Lucas
Hawaii
Ms. Kuchler
Jamaica
Beaches
Jacqui Matthews
Pyramid Travel
Mr. Shaw
Travel
Linda Gregory
Klaus Haetzel
Walter Momper
Frederick
Ask Mr. Foster Travel
Carlson Travel Network
Frederiik
College Park Plaza
Patrick
AAA Cruise Headquarters
AAA
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Caribbean
Miami
Grand Cayman
Cozumel
NCL
World Travel Agency
West 7Th Street
Frederick Shopping Center
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