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The Bedford Springs Hotel

Author : Alison Reed Ross
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738592986
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book The Bedford Springs Hotel written by Alison Reed Ross and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bedford Springs Hotel, located in a valley in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains, has a rich and fascinating history spanning over 200 years. Established in the 1790s by Dr. John Anderson, who gained his knowledge of the therapeutic mineral springs from local Native Americans, the spa resort drew visitors to the almost magical curative waters in search of renewed health and vitality. Bedford Springs grew to be a popular and fashionable summer resort destination throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, hosting industrialists and socialites and even serving as the summer White House. After housing a US Navy training school and Japanese diplomat detainees during World War II , the Bedford Springs Hotel attracted resort goers until the late 1980s, when it closed its doors. The expansive property sat silently, but elegantly, for two decades before its 2007 rebirth as the luxurious Omni Bedford Springs Resort.

The Bedford Springs Resort

Author : Jon Baughman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615320717
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book The Bedford Springs Resort written by Jon Baughman and published by . This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bedford Springs Hotel

Author : Alison Reed Ross
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531662936
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Bedford Springs Hotel written by Alison Reed Ross and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Haunting of the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa

Author : John G. Sabol
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537781730
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The Haunting of the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa written by John G. Sabol and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bedford Springs Resort and Spa is haunted. This haunting takes the form of two materializations. First are the historical documents, objects, and photographs on display there, the things left behind. The second involves those presences who have remained behind and/or have returned, former guests who continue to partake of the 'Bedford Springs Experience'. These returning guests are not professional 'ghosts', those encountered on 'ghost hunts' or sensed by mediums. They are also not commercial 'ghosts', those marketed by the resort for their economic potential. These ghosts are those frequently encountered by both staff and guests during the daily activities and routine tasks performed there. They add an uncanny element to the social character that is the Bedford Springs Resort and Spa.

Taking the Waters in Texas

Author : Janet Mace Valenza
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292786816
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Taking the Waters in Texas written by Janet Mace Valenza and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical study reveals a fascinating yet forgotten aspect of life in nineteenth century Texas—its once-famous mineral spring health spas. Southern Texas once boasted an enviable variety of mineral waters. Though most are closed and nearly forgotten today, Texas spas and resorts once drew thousands of visitors from across the country. They came seeking rejuvenation of body and spirit in the healing mineral waters. This book offers the first comprehensive history of Texas’ healing springs. Janet Valenza tracks the rise, popularity, and decline of the "water cure" from the 1830s to the present day. She follows the development of major spas and resorts, such as Mineral Wells and Indian Hot Springs near El Paso, as well as smaller, family-run springs. Valenza also describes how mineral waters influenced patterns of settlement, transportation routes, commerce, and people’s attitudes toward the land. Period photos and quotes from those seeking cures offer vivid glimpses into the daily life at the springs, which Valenza lists and describes county-by-county in the appendix.

The Haunted History of the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa

Author : John Sabol
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781723145339
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book The Haunted History of the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa written by John Sabol and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A human presence has 'occupied' the interior spaces of Bedford Springs for more than 200 years. It has never been 'unoccupied', even during the period in its history when Bedford Springs ceased to function as a 'living' tourist accommodation (1986-2007). During this 'dead time', the hotel complex continued to function for the 'ghosts' of its past, and 'they' still do today. Many of these 'ghosts' have been identified as former 'guests' or staff who remain or come back to 'haunt' (as a 'return') to spaces remembered (or work labored) as a place of leisure, comfort, and unique experience. The image of the hauntings at Bedford Springs is the re-conceptualization of the landscape based on notions of corporeality, on the interaction between remembering and being entertained, and on an alternative view of time that has not yet passed. Bedford Springs is a place of people and 'ghosts' becoming present, the presence of the past in the present. Our 'haunted history' tours, now two years old, affords this 'haunting' character to remain present today.

The Bowl with Gold Seams

Author : Ellen Prentiss Campbell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627200998
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Bowl with Gold Seams written by Ellen Prentiss Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is sharp, vivid, and gut-wrenching story-telling of the most powerful kind." -Catherine Mayo, author, The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire Ellen Prentiss Campbell's debut novel, The Bowl with Gold Seams, is a moving, intimate story of unexpected personal transformations. An unusual chapter in the long history of the Bedford Springs Hotel in Pennsylvania inspired this work of historical fiction: during the summer of 1945, the resort served as the unlikely detainment center for the Japanese ambassador to Berlin, his staff, and their families. The Bowl with Gold Seams tells Hazel Shaw's story as a young woman working at the hotel among the Japanese, and the further story of the reverberating lifelong consequences of that experience. The final events of the war challenge her beliefs about enemies and friends, victory and defeat, love and loyalty. In the ensuing years she remains haunted by memories. An unexpected encounter causes Hazel to return to the hotel long after the end of the war; she must confront her past, come to terms with her present life, and determine her future.

Built to Last

Author : Stanley Turkel CMHS ISHC
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1491810068
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Built to Last written by Stanley Turkel CMHS ISHC and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built to Last: 100+ Year-Old Hotels East of the Mississippi is a sequel to my 2011 book, Built To Last: 100+ Year-Old Hotels in New York. It has 86 chapters, one for each century-old hotel (of 50 rooms or more) east of the Mississippi River and each is illustrated by an antique postcard. The Foreword was written by Joseph McInerney, CHA, President of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. The book has been accepted for promotion, distribution and sale by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. My research into the histories of these hotels turned up fascinating stories about single-minded developers, brilliant and accidental architects, dedicated owners, famous and infamous guests and even the story of an underground bunker-shelter the size of two football fields built under a hotel to house the U.S. Government in the event of a nuclear war.

Bedford and Its Neighbors

Author : Daniel J. Burns
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738544557
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Bedford and Its Neighbors written by Daniel J. Burns and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bedford can trace its roots as far back as 5800 BC, as evidence of early Native American civilizations has been found. Once described as a “prehistoric turnpike,” Bedford was known for Native American migrations. Many tribes passed through and even settled in the area, including the Monongahela tribe who lived here in AD 1300. Bedford continued to play an important role in not only Pennsylvania but also American history during the 18th century. The area saw the movement of troops and the construction of Fort Bedford, which played an integral role in the French and Indian War. Also in town is the building that served as a temporary command post for George Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bedford Springs Hotel was known as the summer White House and played host to countless world dignitaries and many U.S. presidents. With more than 200 photographs, Bedford and Its Neighbors extols the historical relevance of this proud Pennsylvania community.

Bedford

Author : Alethea A. Yates
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467119989
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Bedford written by Alethea A. Yates and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the post-World War II construction boom, Bedford, Massachusetts, was considered little more than a sleepy farming community, yet it was host to a series of remarkable institutions. In the late 1800s, the Bedford Springs resort on Fawn Lake was a summertime haven for wealthy Bostonians. From 1902 to 1918, large crowds traveled by streetcar to Lexington Park in Bedford to enjoy its zoo, restaurant, and rustic outdoor theater. In 1900, Bedford's reputation as a rural "temperance town" attracted a hospital for the treatment of alcoholism. Ten years later, the Willard Hospital was succeeded by Llewsac Lodge, a rest home and country retreat for women from the city. Proximity to Boston and the needs of both military and civil aviation led to the construction of the Laurence G. Hanscom Airport in 1941. Today, Bedford is an integral part of the Boston area's high-technology industry while still retaining a small-town character that its residents cherish.

Proceedings of the Annual Convention

Author : Pennsylvania Electric Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Convention written by Pennsylvania Electric Association and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Such Splendid Prisons

Author : Harvey Solomon
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 164012084X
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Such Splendid Prisons written by Harvey Solomon and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the chaotic days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Roosevelt administration made a dubious decision affecting hundreds of Axis diplomats remaining in the nation’s capital. To encourage reciprocal treatment of U.S. diplomats trapped abroad, Roosevelt sent Axis diplomats to remote luxury hotels—a move that enraged Americans stunned by the attack. This cause célèbre drove a fascinating yet forgotten story: the roundup, detention, and eventual repatriation of more than a thousand German, Japanese, Italian, Bulgarian, and Hungarian diplomats, families, staff, servants, journalists, students, businessmen, and spies. Such Splendid Prisons follows five of these internees whose privileged worlds came crashing down after December 7, 1941: a suave, calculating Nazi ambassador and his charming but conflicted wife; a wily veteran Japanese journalist; a beleaguered American wife of a Japanese spy posing as a diplomat; and a spirited but naive college-aged daughter of a German military attaché. The close, albeit luxurious, proximity in which these Axis power emissaries were forced to live with each other stripped away the veneer of false prewar diplomatic bonhomie. Conflicts ran deep not only among the captives but also among the rival U.S. agencies overseeing a detainment fraught with uncertainty, duplicity, lust, and romance. Harvey Solomon re-creates this wartime American period of deluxe detention, public outrage, hidden agendas, rancor and racism, and political machinations in a fascinating but forgotten story.

Haunted Western Pennsylvania

Author : Patty A. Wilson
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811711978
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Haunted Western Pennsylvania written by Patty A. Wilson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2013-08-11 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} A collection of frightening stories from the western part of the Keystone State, including . . . Hauntings at Bedford Springs Hotel The Miracles of Prince Gallitzin Sad spirit of Louisa at Fort Ligonier The Black Cross Liberace and the phantom nun The spirits of Old Bedford Village

Axis Diplomats in American Custody

Author : Landon Alfriend Dunn
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476664862
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Axis Diplomats in American Custody written by Landon Alfriend Dunn and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Pearl Harbor, German, Italian and Japanese diplomats, along with their staffs and families, were relocated to two lavish but isolated resorts in Appalachia, where the State Department insisted they be treated as distinguished guests. As the war progressed, other Axis envoys were similarly detained. (The Japanese ambassador to Germany was captured by U.S. soldiers in Europe and held in a small hotel in rural Pennsylvania, while the War Department argued for treating him as a war criminal and the local population decried his luxurious accommodations.) Informants were recruited, attempts at espionage and escape were foiled, diplomats complained and squabbled endlessly, babies were born and townspeople made threats, while newspapers published outlandish exposes of wild parties. Based on government documents, the recollections of detainees and hotel staff and contemporary newspaper accounts, this book is the first to focus on the day-to-day lives of the nearly 1,000 detainees during their six-month confinement.

Automobile Blue Book

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Automobile Blue Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association at Its ... Annual Meeting ...

Author : Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association at Its ... Annual Meeting ... written by Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hotel Mavens

Author : Stanley Turkel CMHS
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1496933346
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (969 download)

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Download or read book Hotel Mavens written by Stanley Turkel CMHS and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word maven is defined by Wikipedia as a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. Since the 1980s it has become more common when the New York Times columnist William Safire adapted it to describe himself as the language maven. The word from Hebrew is mainly confined to American English and was included in the Oxford English Dictionary second edition (1989). My three hotel mavens are: 1) Lucius M. Boomer, one of the most famous hoteliers of his time, was chairman of the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria Corporation. In a career of over half a century, he directed such celebrated hotels as the Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia, the Taft in New Haven, the Lenox in Boston, and the McAlpin, Claridge, Sherry-Netherland and the original as well as the current Waldorf-Astoria in New York. 2) George C. Boldt who was the genius of the original Waldorf-Astoria. It was said of him that he made innkeeping a profession and, more than any man, was responsible for the modern American hotel. 3) Oscar of the Waldorf who was described in 1898 by the New York Sun: In only one New York hotel, however, is there a personage deserving to be called a matre dhotel. Anyone who studies him closely will soon arrive at a firm conviction that he might quite as appropriately have been called General or Admiral, if circumstances had not led him into the hotel business. Oscar knows everybody. Oscar was a superstar of his time and one of the stalwarts who managed both the original and the current Waldorf-Astoria. Among his many duties, Oscar commanded a staff of 1,000 persons bedsides conducting a school for waiters, at the time the only one of its kind in the United States. In 1896, Oscar wrote one of the greatest cookbooks of its time: The Cook Book by Oscar of the Waldorf. It contains 907 pages and 3,455 recipes.