Namal

Namal (Urdu: نمل‎), is a town and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Mianwali Tehsil and is located at 32°40'10N 71°48'45E.

History

The 1915 Gazetteer of Mianwali, in a section entitled "Architectural Objects and Remain-Ruins of Sirkapp Fort", described the Namal area as follows:

References

Coordinates: 32°40′10″N 71°48′45″E / 32.66944°N 71.81250°E / 32.66944; 71.81250

Thanksgiving Point

Coordinates: 40°25′53″N 111°54′09″W / 40.4313°N 111.9026°W / 40.4313; -111.9026

Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit farm, garden, and museum complex. The nonprofit organization features the Museum of Ancient Life, Farm Country, the Museum of Natural Curiosity and the Thanksgiving Point Gardens. Other attractions include the Harvest restaurant, Tower Deli, Emporium gift shop, and Brick Canvas spa. Thanksgiving Point also holds numerous public events such as a tulip festival and seasonal corn maze. Approximately 1.9 million people visited Thanksgiving Point in 2012.

History

Thanksgiving Point was founded in 1995 by Alan and Karen Ashton.

Alan Ashton co-founded software company WordPerfect with Bruce Bastian in Provo, Utah in 1979. On February 14, 1995, the Ashtons purchased land in Lehi, Utah that was the site of the historic Fox family farm.

Agricultural practices of the area were memorialized in Farm Country and ancient dinosaur fossils were collected for the Museum of Ancient Life. Golf, shopping, and dining were added for guest leisure and to provide additional sources of revenue for the property.