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...
Gareth Jones
Trilingual memorial to Gareth Jones in Old College at Aberystwyth UniversitySubmitted by @EquusontheBuses
Chicago Board of Trade
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...
Grape Island Residents
Submitted by @ScottKirsner
- dangerous temper
- seafood
- cold island spring
It Is Against the Law
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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- brooklyn
- marine park
- salt marsh
- 1999
Gerritsen Creek - Saltmarsh
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- louisiana
- civil war
- fortification
Why was Fort Randolph Built? Was there a third fort, Fort Alexandria?
Louisiana had suffered repeated invasions by the Union Army in 1863 and 1864. There were fears that a spring 1865 attack was going to be made. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the...
- louisiana
- civil war
- forts
- fortification
The Cotton Exchange
Built in 1923, by the well-known architect Donn Barber, this building was revolutionary in many ways. Instead of placing the trading floor at street level, Barber placed it at the top. He canopied...
- new york
- manhattan
- downtown manhattan
- cotton exchange
- 1923
- 1984