Tag: restoration
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Faulkton’s Pickler Mansion in 25th year of restoration
The Pickler Mansion has been a fixture in Faulkton since Major John Pickler first began its construction in 1884. But the will-bequeathed wish of Alice Pickler, that the house be made into a community museum, was not made a reality until 1988.
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Restoration chestnut may help bring iconic tree back to American forests
Through the dedication of many chestnut supporters, a long-term breeding program gives hope for renewal of the American chestnut, the iconic tree that once made up much of U.S. forests but has been decimated by a century of blight.