Internet scavenger hunt

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

ETA: Sorry - I didn't realize this was in the ADPi forum!

You're welcome to play in our sandbox! Just place nice.

[honeychile]

Here we go:




Since we seem to be on a roll, how about the ancestoral home of President William Henry Harrison (grandfather? g-grandfather?) of the above.

[MysticCat]

^^^^

Nope, that's not it. He's talking about Montpelier, home of James Madison (and the Hunt Race) in Orange County, Virginia:


But I'm flumoxed by the athletic mascot part.

[Psi U MC Vito]

^^ He goes to George Mason. So he meant a picture of Gunston Hall



And here is Gunston



Show me Queen's College, the American one.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by honeychile

You're welcome to play in our sandbox! Just place nice.

Thank you for being so gracious (like every ADPi I've met)!

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

^^ He goes to George Mason. So he meant a picture of Gunston Hall

Ding Ding...

I will forgive confusion with that other Virginia school since they have a wonderful Delta Chi chapter.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Thank you for being so gracious (like every ADPi I've met)!

Why, thank you, good sir!

Ding Ding...

I will forgive confusion with that other Virginia school since they have a wonderful Delta Chi chapter.

My extreme bad. I read "founding fathers" as "presidents".

Here's Queens College:



How about a picture of one of the University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Classrooms? Extra points if you get one of my favorites!

[Psi U MC Vito]

to move away from buildings, find a picture of somebody who led 2 branches of the US federal government.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Show me Queen's College, the American one.

Duh. I am slapping my forehead right now about George Mason.

As for Queen's College, I'm going to guess you meant Queen's College of the City University of New York, as it's the only one that's still Queen's College:



Although Rutgers was originally Queen's College, and the oldest building there is Old Queens:



But to some of us, Queen's College will always mean what is now Queen's University of Charlotte:





(Shout out to honeychile, who also posted a picture of it.)


Now, catching up, William Howard Taft is the only person to have served as President of the United States and Chief Justice of the United States.



I'm going to move back to buildings. Find me the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States.

[honeychile]

King William County Courthouse:







My one Virginian ancestor served in the oldest building in Pittsburgh (when Pittsburgh was in Virginia). A picture, please.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by honeychile

King William County Courthouse:

That's the oldest courthouse in continuous use in the US, but I'm looking for a building that's about 100 years older.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Do you mean the Santa Fe Palace of the Governors by any chance?

Find me the oldest religious structure in the USA.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Do you mean the Santa Fe Palace of the Governors by any chance?

I do indeed.

Find me the oldest religious structure in the USA.

Hmmm. I guess it depends on what you mean by "structure." If earthwork mounds count as structures, then I'll go with what is considered to be the oldest -- Watson Brake in northern Louisiana, which are thought to have been constructed around 3500 BCE. These are the best pictures I can find:





If you mean a true building, then I'm going to stay in Santa Fe and say the San Miguel Mission:



I won't post another clue without some confirmation from you.

[honeychile]

Paging Psi U MC Vito for a judgement call!

[Psi U MC Vito]

Actually no. Though I did mean a building, the one I'm looking for is about 100 years older.

[honeychile]

Is it the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista in Puerto Rico?

Inside & Out!



I, too, will wait for confirmation.