Captain Robert Robinson came to Yaphank and built his Dutch Colonial house with the building dated at 1726. He was then granted permission to dam the Carmans River to build a mill across the street from his house. The construction of this mill in 1739 was considered the founding date of the Hamlet of Yaphank.
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane. Viewed from the SE. Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (èæ´¥ç½æ ¹å±±, Kusatsu Shirane-san) is a 2160-meter active volcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount NikkÅ-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes.
The story of Harry Truman, Mount St. Helensâ most famous victim Posted on September 23, 2012 by Jackson Garland Harry Truman outside his lodge in 1980, a few weeks prior to the eruption. Probably the most famous victim of the Mount St. Helens eruption was Harry Truman. He was 83 years old and was the caretaker of the Mount St. Helens lodge located on Spirit Lake, just north of the volcano. As you remember from class, the government of Washington state and the USGS established red and blue evacuation zones.