Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places

Tag: West Yorkshire

  • High Level

    It began with High Level, in Alberta, Canada. I came across the name and wondered what made it so special. It didn’t seem to be all that high level. In fact it appeared to be downright flat at an elevation of 325 metres (1,066 feet) atop the Canadian Prairies. Well, being that far north I…

  • Oldest Continuous Businesses

    I enjoyed Wikipedia’s List of Oldest Companies when I bounced onto it randomly, and of course it included a geographic component. Using the list, I examined claims from various parts of the world. However, let’s consider that these represent claims. References and websites for individual companies often hedge their bets. They used qualifiers such as…