The Grave of Francis Bellamy Born 1855 -- Died 1931 Writer - Editor - Preacher In August 1892 - He authored The Pledge of AllegianceSubmitted by Alan R. Reno
CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F WAGNER MAYOR BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOROUGH PARK BRANCH JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF...
TOMMY LEONARDTHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO ONE OF FALMOUTH'S LEGENDARY CITIZENS. TOMMY WAS THE CO- FOUNDER OF THE "FALMOUTH WALK" AND FOUNDER OF THE WORLD FAMOUS"FALMOUTH ROAD RACE"A RENOWNED...
MEETING HOUSE LOT AND TRAINING GROUND1749THE PROPRIETORS OF THE OLD PURCHASE AT A MEETING HELD THE 6th DAY OF OCTOBER 1749 "THEN AGREED THERE SHOULD BE PART OF THAT LOT OF LAND CALLED THE MEETING...
THE CITY OF NEW YORK JOHN V. LINDSAY MAYOR FRANK D. O'CONNOR PRES. OF THE COUNCIL MARIO A PROCACCINO COMPTROLLERABE STARKPRES. BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN MARCY BRANCH LIBRARY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY JOHN...
THE CITY OF NEW YORK ABRAHAM D. BEAME, MAYOR PAUL O'DWYERPRESIDENT OF THE COUNCILHARRISON J. GOLDINCOMPTROLLERSEBASTIAN LEONEPRESIDENT BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN CLINTON HILL BRANCH LIBRARY...
CONEY ISLAND CLASSIC ASTROLAND ROCKET ORIGINALLY IN ASTROLAND PARK, MANUFACTURED BY TAGGERT AND DAUGHERTY, U.S. AMUSEMENTS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA1962 DENO'S WONDER WHEEL PARK HISTORY TOUR
ASTROLAND ROCKET THE FIRST SPACE-THEMED ATTRACTION INSTALLED IN CONEY ISLAND'S ASTROLAND AMUSEMENT PARK, 1962 DONATED BY CAROL AND JEROME ALBERT AND THE CONEY ISLAND HISTORY PROJECT TO STACY...
@lolatheillustrator YOUR FORTUNE 100 YEARS OF FUN AND COUNTING! Once upon a time there was a man named Denos Vourderis. He always promised his fiancée Lula that he'd buy her the Wonder Wheel as an...
HIGH WATER MARK 5.0 FEET October 29, 2012 ON THIS DAY, CONEY ISLAND LIBRARY WAS DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE SANDY. FIVE FEET OF WATER FLOODED THE BRANCH, DESTROYING BOOKS, FURNITURE AND...
IDA STRAUS ISIDOR STRAUS BORN FEB 6. 1849. BORN FEB 6. 1845. DIED APRIL 15. 1912. THEIR LIVES WERE BEAUTIFUL AND THEIR DEATHS GLORIOUS THIS TABLET IS THE VOLUNTARY TOKEN OF...
know NYC 34th Street district Jerry McAuley's Mission Hello... My name is Maria McAuley. In the late 1800s I opened two rescue missions with my husband Jerry McAuley. One was located here...
PFC CARLOS J. LOZADA PLAYGROUND What was here before? In 1938, a site adjacent to this playground was surveyed and acquired by the City. At that time, there were five brick residences along...
PACE UNIVERSITY Book of Remembrance September 11, 2001 Pace University, with this book of Remembrance, honors our 47 students and alumni who lost their lives in the World Trade Center...
WAVERTREE 1885 Wavertree was built at Southampton, England in 1885 for R.W. Leyland & Company of Liverpool. She was first employed to carry jute, used in making rope and burlap bags, between...
W.O. DECKER 1930 The wooden tugboat W. O. Decker was built in Long Island City, Queens in 1930 for the Newtown Creek Towing Company, a firm specializing in berthing ships and barges in...
NEW YORK, HOME OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS EDWARD LIVINGSTON MAY, 23, 1764 - MAY 23, 1836 US SECRETARY OF STATE, 1831-33 REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW YORK, 1795-1801 MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY, 1801-03...
AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS' MEMORIAL BATTERY PARK Commissioned by the American Merchant Mariners' Memorial, Inc., this memorial was conceived in 1976. In 1988, after an extensive competition,...