The Devil's Hoof Print
Legend has it that, near this spot during our Colonial period, an African American named Joost dueled the Devil in a fiddling contest. When Joost triumphed, the Devil, in defeat, stomped his...
- new york
- brooklyn
- green-wood cemetery
- legend
- colonial
- american revolution
- sunset park
- 2014
The Delaware Regiment
THE DELAWARE REGIMENT BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND AUGUST 27, 1776 Responding to the call of the Continental Congress, the Delaware Regiment was organized in January of 1776. In early August of that...
- new york
- brooklyn
- green-wood cemetery
- delaware
- battle of lo...
- american revolution
- 1776
- 2001
36th Street Station
MTA New York City Transit 36th Street Station OPENED 1915 REHABILITATED 1997 GEORGE E PATAKI GOVERNOR, STATE OF NEW YORK RUDOLPH W GIULIANI MAYOR, CITY OF NEW YORK E. VIRGIL CONWAY...
- new york
- brooklyn
- sunset park
- subway
- nyct
- george pataki
- rudy giuliani
- 1915
- 1997
Owen Smith, 'An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders'
Owen Smith An Underground Movement: Designers, Builders, Riders 1998 Ceramic mosaic Fabricated by Peter Colombo Artistic Mosaics Commissioned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...
- new york
- brooklyn
- sunset park
- subway
- nyct
- art
- mosaic
- owen smith
- 1998
Natural Gas Network in Bashkortostan
The text is in two languages, Bashkir and Russian. It says:"Был йортkа Башkортостандағы тәүге селтәр газы килгән 21.07.1953 В этот дом пришел первый сетевой газ в...
- infrastructure
- gas
- resources
Nashville’s First Public School
Nashville's first pablic school, Hume School, opened here Feb. 26, 1855. A three story brick building, the school employed 12 teachers and served all grades. In 1874 high school classes were moved...
- school
- high school
- nashville
- tennessee
Randall Jarrell (1914-1965)
RANDALL JARRELL (1914-1965) A graduate of Hume- Fogg and Vanderbilt University, Randall Jarrell was a distinguished poet, critic, novelist, essayist, and teacher. Jarrell Joined the U.S. Army Air...
- school
- high school
- vanderbilt u...
- vanderbilt
- university
- nashville
- tennessee
- poetry
James Wilson Growden Memorial Field
GROWDEN MEMORIAL FIELDin memory of JAMES WILSON GROWDENMarch 28, 1935 - March 27, 1964FATHER - TEACHER - ATHLETE - LATHROP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATEDIED WITH HIS TWO YOUNG SONS IN THE GREAT ALASKA...
- fairbanks
- alaska
- goldpanners
- baseball
Pulaski Bridge
CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F. WAGNER MAYOR JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN JAMES A. LUNDY PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF QUEENS PULASKI BRIDGE 1954 DESIGNED AND SUPERVISED BY THE DEPARTMENT...
- new york
- brooklyn
- queens
- greenpoint
- long island city
- bridge
- robert wagner
- john cashmore
- james lundy
Gloria & Don LeVine
In loving memory. Gloria & Don LeVine Married 1946: Partners, Parents, Grandparents "Those were the days..."Submitted by @lampbane
- new york
- brooklyn
- prospect park
- bench
General William Booth
TO THE GLORY OF GOD UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH THE FOUNDER OF THE SALVATION ARMY COMMISSIONER GEORGE S. RAILTON AND SEVEN WOMEN OFFICERS UNFURLED THE FLAG OF THE SALVATION...
- new york
- manhattan
- battery park
- the battery
- william booth
- salvation army
Riverview Homes Association
RIVERVIEW HOMES ASSOCIATION Incorporated 1 May, 1923 One of the earliest examples of not-for- profit housing cooperatives in the United States, Riverview Homes was established and constructed...
- new york
- brooklyn
- sunset park
- finland
- finntown
- 1923
Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline Wetlands Project
Submitted by @Victory4Oakland.
Kiusala
KIUSALA Sunset Court Association, Inc. Built 1925 Eric O. Holmgren, Architect This building is one of more than 30 cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park, that were either...
- new york
- brooklyn
- sunset park
- finland
- finntown
- 1925
Point Emery
POINT EMERY A small shoreline park located on northwestern edge of Emeryville, Point Emery is a popular place for kiteboarding, kayaking and paddle-boarding access to the San Francisco...
In Vicinity of French Trading Area
In the mid-1700s, Indians of the region met at a trading ground near this site with Frenchmen who brought them manufactured goods, sometimes including guns and ammunition — products denied them by...
- texas
- native americans
- colonial history
Archer County Copper Mines
(1/4 mile northeast and 5 miles to the south southeast) The civilized world first heard of copper in this area from Texas Rangers after an 1860 campaign against Comanches on the Pease River,...
- texas
- archer county
- mining
- civil war
Dad's Corner
The result of a 1923 oil boom, development of a town at this site included some twenty-two businesses, including a food stand operated by a man with the nickname “Dad,” which provided a name for...
- texas
- oil
- boomtowns
- ghost towns
Camp Stonewall Jackson
Area Confederate veterans officially formed the Stonewall Jackson Camp #249, United Confederate Veterans, in 1897. The group purchased 106 acres located south of Holliday, along Holliday Creek, as...
- texas
- archer county
- civil war
- confederate veterans
The Old Buffalo Road
(About 100 yards to the west) Named for its traffic in buffalo hides and bones, this North Texas road gave subsistence to pioneers while aiding in mass “harvest” of the American bison. As long...
- texas
- native americans
- buffalo
- bison