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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

                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 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...

                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

                Fossilized Tree Stumps, Newtown Creek

                Wattieza (division Pteridophyta, class Cladoxylopsida) These fossils are stumps of some of the oldest trees known to exist. They are 385 million-year-old fossils of trees that grew in the Gilboa...

                Wattieza (division Pteridophyta, class Cladoxylopsida) These fossils are stumps of some of the oldest trees known to exist. They are 385 million-year-old fossils of trees that grew in the Gilboa...

                • brooklyn
                • greenpoint
                • newtown creek
                • wattieza
                • gilboa