DR. GERTRUDE B. KELLY PLAYGROUND .52 ACRE Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at...
IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH ANN BAYLEY SETON BORN NEW YORK CITY AUG. 28, 1774 DIED EMMITSBURG, MD, JAN. 4, 1821 MADE PROFESSION OF FAITH AND RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SACRAMENTS OF THE...
MARKET HALL AND SHEDS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1975 ...
BICENTENNIAL MOON TREE SYCAMORE PLANTED MAY 6, 1975 FROM SEED CARRIED TO THE MOON BY ASTRONAUT STUART A. ROOSA ON APOLLO XIV FEBRUARY 1971 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION FOREST...
Built 1773,Demolished 1854.Rebuilt in 1975 by the National Park ServiceSubmitted by @lampbane
ROOSEVELT ISLAND AND THE BLACKWELL HOUSE 1639 CABINS OF THE FIRST DUTCH SETTLERS 1668 HOME OF SHERIFF JOHN MANNING FIRST BRITISH RESIDENT 1676 INHERITED BY MARY MANNINGHAM WHO MARRIED...
DE LAMAR MANSION 233 MADISON AVENUE THIS IMPRESSIVE MURRAY HILL MANSION WAS BUILT FOR JOSEPH RAPHAEL DE LAMAR IN 1902-05. BORN IN AMSTERDAM, DE LAMAR IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE LATE...
THIS CHAPEL IS BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE HOME OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON. HER DAUGHTER, REBECCA WAS BORN HERE, THE SETONS LIVED HERE FROM 1801-1803 MRS. SETON, WIFE, MOTHER, EDUCATOR AND FOUNDRESS OF...
THE CYCLONE 1.17 ACRES This parkland, located on Surf Avenue and 10th Street, is named for the Cyclone roller coaster, one of Coney Island's most famous attractions. Covering 2,640 feet of...