Working Coasts
Working CoastsThe Atlantic and Erie Basins Wetlands dominated Red Hook's waterfront until the mid-1800s, when commerce in New York City increased dramatically following the completion of the Erie...
- brooklyn
- red hook
- atlantic basin
- erie basin
- 1841
- 1864
Historic Coasts
Historic CoastsFort Defiance Fort Defiance played a critical role in the Battle of Brooklyn, which took place in Red Hook on August 27, 1776. It was the first battle of the American...
- brooklyn
- red hook
- fort defiance
- battle of brooklyn
- revolutionary war
- 1776
Bayou Amulet
During the French and Spanish Colonial Period, 1714 - 1803, this bayou emptied into the Red River, now Cane River Lake. It was the rendezvous when the river trade from New Orleans met the...
- louisiana
- bayou
- early settlers
Site of the "Red Lander" Office
One of the most influential newspapers in the Republic of Texas during the 1840s. W. W. Parker bought equipment of "Texas Chronicle," Galveston, and brought it here in 1837. He published the...
- texas
- newspaper
- business
Site of t Law Office of Kenneth L. Anderson
San Augustine lawyer and public official who was the last Vice President of the Republic of Texas. Born in Hillsboro, N. C., Sept. 11, 1805. Moved in 1829 to Shelbyville, Tenn., and in 1837 to...
- texas
- politician
Glacier National Park
Livermore Totem Pole
Livermore totem pole depicting atomic energy and viticulture. Submitted by @jqmcd
Lillian Exum Clement Stafford
Lillian Exum Clement Stafford, first female legislator in the South. Submitted by @itswendylou
The Bastion
Submitted by @nealjennings
The Gyro Club of Nanaimo
Miramichi
MIRAMICHI FROM DOON AND SHANNON FROM CLYDE AND DEE THEY SPREAD THEIR POVERTY OVER THE RICH ACRES THEY SOWED THEIR CHILDREN BROADCAST UPON THE UNTESTED SOIL Submitted by @bthubbard
Alyson Shotz - Nautical Charts- Gowanus & Red Hook from 1733-1922
Alyson Shotz Nautical Charts-Gowanus & Red Hook from 1733-1922 2012 Laminated glass Fabricated by Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc. Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New...
- brooklyn
- red hook
- alyson shotz
- art
- subway
- 2012
Matthew Power
Billion Oyster Project Restoration Site
BILLION OYSTER PROJECT RESTORATION SITE THE BILLION OYSTER PROJECT IS A 20-YEAR RESTORATION AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE CONDUCTED BY NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS....
- red hook
- pier
- oysters
- nature
Red River Ox Cart Trails
RED RIVER OX CART TRAILS For some 40 years in the mid-19th century. two-wheeled wooden carts drawn by slow-moving oxen creaked and groaned over the rough trails from colonies on the Red River...
- almost const...
StrijkZeilwerk
This plaque explains about the two signs along the canal, approach the bridge. The first sign is "Strijk zeilwerk", which translates into "lower the sails and mast", the second one is "Stop in 100...
- histric signs
- sailing
- freight ships
Muyskenweg
A very modern plaque: a tile in the sidewalk with a QR code. It opens an explanatory page of the "Museum van Zuilen", which is dedicated to the history of the community Zuilen, now a neighbourhood...
- qrcode
- historic street name
San Pablo Tennis Club
Alyson Shotz - Fathom Points + Compass Bearings
Alyson ShotzFathom Points + Compass Bearings2012Ceramic tile and stainless steelFabricated by Mosaika Art & Design, Inc.Commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit and Urban Design and MTA New York City...
- brooklyn
- red hook
- alyson shotz
- art
- subway
- 2012
Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park Lobby
Sanders 1928Pavilion 1996Nitehawk 2018Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- park slope
- movie theater
- 1928
- 1996
- 2018