Swan Ponds is a historic plantation house located near Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1848, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick...
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Swan Pond, also known as "Folkland" and the Dr. Edward O. Williams House, is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia...
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Swans are birds of the genus Cygnus within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely...
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Flinders named the bay "Swan Ponds" after its black swans, up to 2,700 of which can be seen in summer and early autumn. Swan Bay contains a variety of...
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The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter...
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The whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan"; Cygnus cygnus), also known as the common swan, is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian...
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Swan Pond is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It takes its name from the Swan Pond reservoir there. U.S....
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Swan Pond Manor Historic District is a national historic district located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, U.S.A. It encompasses 21 contributing...
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A swan pit is a water-filled enclosure where swans were fattened and eventually killed for human consumption. From the medieval period swans were kept...
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Lincoln Park Zoo (section Hope B. McCormick Swan Pond)
history, a pair of trumpeter swans have continued to make their home at the zoo, now in the Hope B. McCormick Swan Pond, as a reminder of the zoo's long...
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