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The Three Graces

    Metropolitan Police

    Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

    Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

      Sir John Alexander MacDonald

      THIS HISTORIC PLAQUE MARKS THE SPOT WHERE SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD (OUR FIRST PRIME MINISTER, FOUNDING FATHER, CITY COUNCILLOR, LAWYER. AND PROUD KINGSTONIAN) ROUTINELY RELIEVED HIMSELF AFTER...

      THIS HISTORIC PLAQUE MARKS THE SPOT WHERE SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD (OUR FIRST PRIME MINISTER, FOUNDING FATHER, CITY COUNCILLOR, LAWYER. AND PROUD KINGSTONIAN) ROUTINELY RELIEVED HIMSELF AFTER...

        Gareth Jones

        Trilingual memorial to Gareth Jones in Old College at Aberystwyth UniversitySubmitted by @EquusontheBuses

        Trilingual memorial to Gareth Jones in Old College at Aberystwyth UniversitySubmitted by @EquusontheBuses

          Chicago Board of Trade

          Submitted by @cbotbuilding

          Submitted by @cbotbuilding

            Sigrid Schultz Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author

            In honor of Sigrid Schultz, 1893-1980 Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author At this location once stood the home of Sigrid Schultz. As the first female bureau chief of a major newspaper...

            In honor of Sigrid Schultz, 1893-1980 Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author At this location once stood the home of Sigrid Schultz. As the first female bureau chief of a major...

              Grape Island Residents

              Submitted by @ScottKirsner

              Submitted by @ScottKirsner

              • dangerous temper
              • seafood
              • cold island spring

              It Is Against the Law

              Submitted by @Paulsfenton

              Submitted by @Paulsfenton

                Alfred B. DelBello

                ALFRED B. DELBELLO 1934-2015 He made the right things happen YONKERS MAYOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE NEW YORK STATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSubmitted by @lampbane

                ALFRED B. DELBELLO 1934-2015 He made the right things happen YONKERS MAYOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE NEW YORK STATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSubmitted by @lampbane

                • yonkers
                • alfred delbello
                • 1934
                • 2015

                Barbara Segal - Muhheakantuck

                Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

                Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

                • yonkers
                • mta
                • metropolitan...
                • metro-north railroad
                • barbara segal
                • art

                Richard Tarr

                  Mighty-Mac

                    Major Edward Edwin Howard Armstrong

                    MAJOR EDWIN HOWARD ARMSTRONG 1890-1954 "The Man Who Made Radio Sing"   YONKERS RESIDENT AND INVENTOR OF THE REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT, GREATLY STRENGTHENING RADIO SIGNALS AND MAKING THEM AUDIBLE TO THE...

                    MAJOR EDWIN HOWARD ARMSTRONG 1890-1954 "The Man Who Made Radio Sing"   YONKERS RESIDENT AND INVENTOR OF THE REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT, GREATLY STRENGTHENING RADIO SIGNALS AND MAKING THEM AUDIBLE TO THE...

                    • yonkers
                    • edwin armstrong
                    • 1890
                    • 1954
                    • radio
                    • 1912
                    • 1917
                    • 1933
                    • 1937

                    The 40th Street Parklet

                      Marine Park - Upland Environment

                      City of New YorkParks and Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                      City of New YorkParks and Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                      • brooklyn
                      • marine park
                      • salt marsh
                      • 1999

                      Gerritsen Creek - Saltmarsh

                      MARSH - UPLAND BORDERHIGH MARSHINTERTIDAL FLATGERRITSEN CREEKCity of New YorkParks & Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                      MARSH - UPLAND BORDERHIGH MARSHINTERTIDAL FLATGERRITSEN CREEKCity of New YorkParks & Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                      • brooklyn
                      • marine park
                      • salt marsh
                      • 1999

                      Who was stationed at Fort Randolph and how did they live?

                      Major General Kirby Smith chose five artillery batterie to be stationed at the forts. They were known as the Siege Train Battalion and consisted of the 26th, 27th and 31st regiments, and the 8th...

                      Major General Kirby Smith chose five artillery batterie to be stationed at the forts. They were known as the Siege Train Battalion and consisted of the 26th, 27th and 31st regiments, and the...

                      • louisiana
                      • civil war
                      • fort randolph

                      How was Fort Randolph built?

                      There are no detailed descriptions or illustrations of Fort Randoiph being built. However, it is known from historic al reports that earthwork forts were roughly circular in shape and had outer...

                      There are no detailed descriptions or illustrations of Fort Randoiph being built. However, it is known from historic al reports that earthwork forts were roughly circular in shape and had outer...

                      • louisiana
                      • civil war
                      • fortification

                      18th Century Cistern

                      This well dates from the first third of the 18th century. It was located on property which belonged to the Phillipse family of Phillipse Manor. The well originally extended down to the water...

                      This well dates from the first third of the 18th century. It was located on property which belonged to the Phillipse family of Phillipse Manor. The well originally extended down to the water...

                      • new york
                      • manhattan
                      • downtown manor
                      • well

                      Desertion and the end of the War

                      In March 1865, bad news reached the forts from other parts of the Confederacy. The worse news arrived on April 15; General Robert E Lee was forced to surrender to Brigadier General Ulysses S....

                      In March 1865, bad news reached the forts from other parts of the Confederacy. The worse news arrived on April 15; General Robert E Lee was forced to surrender to Brigadier General Ulysses S....

                      • louisiana
                      • civil war
                      • fortification