By the late 1890s it had become a tourist town, drawing summer visitors from points south, notably Boston, who escaped the heat in Mont Vernon's hills.

* Marc Haegeman, The general meeting files of the Mont Pèlerin Society ( 1947 – 1998 ).

Dom Francisco de Sousa, general governor of Brazil ( 1591 to 1602 ), believing in the existence of gold in the region, settled the Pelourinho -- a Portuguese translation of the English " pillory "-symbol of the Royal power-as the village Nova Vila de Nossa Senhora da Ponte de Mont Serrat.

Between August 14 and 19, 2004, FREE hosted the 2004 general meeting of the Mont Pèlerin Society at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.

While in the service of the king, he received a general education as well as music training from Pierre Robert and Henry Du Mont.

In 1904, Adams privately published a copy of his " Mont Saint-Michel and Chartres ", a pastiche of history, travel, and poetry, that celebrated the unity of medieval society, especially as represented in the great cathedrals of France.

It is renowned for its extensive views from the summit of Mont Cassel and is the location of the Nord départment's principal museum of local art, history and folklore.

The volcanic island has an area of about, and reaches its highest peak at Mont Lokobe at 450m ( 1476 feet ); the volcano is of Holocene origin but has not erupted in recorded history.

Being a pass in the Alps, the Mont Cenis was used in several notable incidents in history.

Balmat and Paccard's ascent of Mont Blanc was a major accomplishment in the early history of mountaineering.

The route follows basically the Tour du Mont Blanc hiking path, that is usually completed in 7 to 9 days by hikers.

From Mont Vélan, the first high summit east of St Bernard Pass, the chain rarely goes below 3000 metres and contains many four-thousanders such as Matterhorn or Monte Rosa.

The 44th Division in particular had to abandon many guns and lorries, losing almost all of them between Poperinge and the Mont.

But, though it rises in a number of lofty peaks, such as the Mont Vélan ( 3, 727 m ), the Matterhorn ( 4, 478 m ), the Lyskamm ( 4, 527 m ), the Nord End of Monte Rosa ( 4, 575 m ), and the Weissmies ( 4, 023 m ), many of the highest points of the region, such as the Grand Combin ( 4, 314 m ), the Dent Blanche ( 4, 357 m ), the Weisshorn ( 4, 505 m ), the true summit or Dufourspitze ( 4, 634 m ) of Monte Rosa itself, and the Dom ( 4, 545 m ), all rise on its northern slope and not on the main chain.

Contrary to popular belief amongst many visitors to Chamonix, the tallest mountain in Europe ' Mont Blanc ' does not fall within the towns borders.

Running and hiking are also widely popular as Mont Vernon has many wonderful views and hiking trails, including Lamson Farm and Purgatory Falls.

The name " Parnassus " in literature typically refers to its distinction as the home of poetry, literature, and learning ; the Montparnasse area in Paris, France, for example, bears its name from the many literature students who recited poetry in the streets, who as a result nicknamed it "( le ) Mont Parnasse ".

After his head was chopped off, Denis is said to have picked it up and walked ten kilometres ( six miles ) from the summit of Mont Mars ( now Montmartre ), preaching a sermon the entire way, making him one of many cephalophores in hagiology.

There are many paths for cyclists throughout the city, including ones leading to the summit of Mont Arthabaska, at the southern limits of the city.

Mont Tremblant has a wide variety of hotel and condo accommodations, many of which are situated in the pedestrian village at the foot of the mountain.

Canterbury is regarded as one of Melbourne's most exclusive suburbs, particularly the " Golden Mile "-a term referring to a part of Mont Albert Road, running west from Balwyn Road and the avenues that connect it to Canterbury Road, including Monomeath Avenue, which is lined by huge century old oak trees and grand ornate mansions and is home to many notable politicians and leaders of business and industry.

Because of the mystique surrounding tidal islands many of them have been sites of religious worship, such as Mont Saint-Michel with its Benedictine Abbey.

The precise line of demarcation left the upper reaches of many westward-draining valleys in Italian hands, thus giving Italy positions on high points overlooking French territory, most notably Fort Chaberton on Mont Chaberton, which threatened Briançon.

Mahoney along with many other Marines, was killed charging up Blanc Mont Ridge, France into the German Maxim machine guns.

For many years this has been the meeting place of many young adults within the area and it continues to be an iconic part of Mont Albert North.

They participated in many of the final battles of World War I including the Aisne Defensive, Battle of Belleau Wood, Battle of Château-Thierry ( 1918 ), Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge, and the Meuse-Argonne offensive.

Furthermore, mountaineers and hikers use the tramway because its stops provide the jumping off points for many trails, including the normal French route to Mont Blanc which starts at the tramway's terminus, Nid d ' Aigle, and proceeds to the Tête Rousse Hut.

The line is operated by the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc which also manages the Montenvers Railway and many ski lifts in the Mont Blanc region.

The line is operated by the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc which also manages the Mont Blanc Tramway and many ski lifts in the Mont Blanc region.

The Channel Islands also share this influence-Chausey was for many years a source of quarried granite, including for the construction of Mont Saint-Michel.

According to Cokett, " Fisher used the local and international gatherings of the Mont Pelerin Society to find personnel, fund-raisers and donors for many of the Atlas Institutes " as the international think-tanks proliferated.

On the 27 August, the band, after many hardships and dangers, reached the Valley of St Martin, having passed by Sallanches and crossed the Col de Very ( 6506 ft ), the Enclave de la Fenetre ( 7425 ft ), the Col du Bonhomme ( 8147 ft ), the Col du Mont Iseran ( 9085 ft ), the Grand Mont Cenis ( 6893 ft ), the Petit Mont Cenis ( 7166 ft ), the Col de Clapier ( 8173 ft ), the Col de Coteplane ( 7589 ft ), and the Col du Piz ( 8550 ft ).

Children from neighboring Mont Vernon, New Hampshire attend the middle school, but on a tuition basis, while Amherst and Mont Vernon jointly own Souhegan High School, which serves both towns.

Mont Vernon is the site where the murder of Kimberly Cates occurred, with her 11 year old daughter stabbed but survived, during a " home invasion " by four teenagers from nearby towns.

Beloeil and its neighboring towns are visible to the upper left, near the white mass of Mont Saint-Hilaire.

For example, NewWest. net focus on issues relating to balancing economic development and environmental concerns in quickly growing towns in the Rocky Mountain West such as Boulder, Colo., and Bozeman, Mont ( see Exhibit 4. 3 ).

It occupies more than 2, 800 acres ( 11 km² ) in three towns: New Boston, Amherst, and Mont Vernon.

Mont Ventoux ( Ventor in Provençal ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse.

In 1895, while testing early radio apparatus in the Swiss Alps at Salvan, Switzerland in the Mont Blanc region, Marconi experimented with long wire " aerials ".

Other mountains in the region ( Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn, Dent Blanche, Mont Collon ) also belong to the Dent Blanche nappe.

One is a soft, rich, seasonal cheese made from cow's-milk in Switzerland or France, usually in villages of the Jura region ( an origin that has been officially controlled since 1981 ), and has a grayish-yellow washed rind and is called Mont d ' Or, or Vacherin du Haut-Doubs, from France, or Vacherin Mont d ' Or from Switzerland ( though it tends to just be called Vacherin in the local shops ).

The town of Cassel is situated at the top of Mont Cassel (), a prominent hill located in the local Houtland region about from the sea.

The three main areas of the region, the Malaucène basin, the foothills of the Mont Ventoux to the east of Carpentras and to the north of Cavaillon are less ravaged by the Mistral due to some shelter afforded by the Ventoux-Vaucluse-Luberon mountain range.

Mont Saint-Hilaire ( in English: Mount Saint-Hilaire ), ( see names of mont Saint-Hilaire for other names ) is an isolated hill, high, in the Montérégie region of southern Quebec.

Mont Saint-Hilaire is home to a wide variety of fauna and flora, as well as a number of rare minerals, including some which are unique to the region.

While he saw to the development of the region, Gault also insisted on protecting the wild nature of Mont Saint-Hilaire, where he planned to build a mansion home for his retirement.

Mont Saint-Hilaire, owing to its stark form, has always played a significant part in the culture of the nearby region.

The Mont Blanc Tunnel links the region to France.

Between Bromont ( km 74 ) and Magog ( km 121 ) the A-10 passes through a mountainous region, close to two of Quebec's major ski centres ( Mont Orford and Mont Brome ).

Mont Saint-Grégoire ( height: ) is a mountain in the Montérégie region of southern Quebec.

For many years Mont Pelvoux was believed to be the highest mountain in the region since the higher Barre des Écrins cannot be seen from the Durance valley.