GeoTour: Herbs in America Traditional Cache
Lake County Visitors Bureau: Archived
GeoTour: Herbs in America
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Welcome to the national headquarters! The motto, "For Use and For Delight," is taken from the 17th century herbalist, John Parkinson and is certainly in practice here.
Henry Early, a Lake County farmer, built the simple rectangular portion of the headquarters in 1841 of local stone. The site he chose is across the road from Pierson's Knob, the second highest point in Lake County. Earl's "pioneer Greek revival" house is the oldest stone house in Lake County. The most significant architectural detail is the front doorway's bold Doric columns, lintel, and cornice. To make the columns, Earl took the trouble to find single slabs of stone measuring six feet in length.
Enjoy the grounds and outdoor entertaining space of the national headquarters and make sure to stay warm! (Permission was granted for this cache by the site owner.)
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N pbeq bs jbbq
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