Johannes Van Nuyse House
LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK JOHANNES VAN NUYSE HOUSE IN THIS DUTCH COLONIAL HOUSE, BUILT ABOUT 1800 BY JOHANNES VAN NUYSE, THE WOODWORK AND OVAL WINDOW IN THE HALL ARE FEDERAL IN STYLE OTHER...
- landmark
- colonial
- dutch colonial
- johannes van nuyse
- 1800
- brooklyn
- midwood
Built in 2012
Inspired by the simple elegance of Brooklyn Heights' early Greek Revival housesSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- 2012
- new construction
- greek revival
- house
Adam Yauch Playground
.395 ACRE Located in the southernmost portion of Brooklyn Heights, this playground is named after Adam "MCA" Yauch (1964-2012), a founding member of the 1980's punk/hip hop band The Beastie...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- beastie boys
- adam yauch
- nyc parks
- 2013
- playground
Willowtown Community Garden
Welcome Willowtown Community Garden a place apart, where the savors of the season are augmented, where the soul is invited to invite itself Poet Fred Chappell www.willowtown.orgSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- garden
- community garden
- poetry
2-8 Willow Place
"HERITAGE OF NEW YORK" 2-8 WILLOW PLACE THESE DUPLEXES WERE BUILT IN THE GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE ABOUT 1847, NOTABLE FEATURES INCLUDE COUPLED PORCHES WITH THEIR CLUSTERED COLONNETTES...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- willow place
- gothic revival
- 1847
- 1966
- new york com...
Church of Buhi
My Irene (Irene and John F. Jones grave)
MY IRENE YOU WERE THE STARLIGHT IN HEAVEN, YOU WERE THE RAINBOW ABOVE, YOU WERE THE MOON THAT SHONE BRIGHTLY, YOU WERE MY ONLY LOVE, YOU WERE THE STRAIN OF SWEET MUSIC, YOU WERE THE TUNE...
- grave
- woodlawn cemetery
- cemetery
- poetry
- poem
- love
Ribbed Mussels
Coney Island CreekwalkRibbed MusselsRibbed Mussels are found in dense clusters attached at the base of salt marsh spartina plants growing along the banks of Coney Island Creek. The mussels...
- mussels
- shellfish
- nature
- coney island creek
- calvert vaux park
- park
Sand Dunes
Before settlement in the 1820s, Coney Island was a barrier island composed of tall, stable sand dunes, some so large that they were used as navigational aids by Mariners approaching New...
- park
- natural
- sand dunes
- coney island
- coney island creek
The Birdsall House
Near this spot during the Revolutionary War stood The Birdsall HouseA popular hostelry patronized byGeneral George Washingtonon his frequent visits to Peekskilland vicinity as Commander in...
- revolutionary war
- george washington
- colonial
- colonial era
Battle of Brooklyn
Coney Island CreekwalkBattle of BrooklynIn the summer of 1776, an invasion force of 32,000 troops aboard a British naval fleet of 400 ships was anchored off Staten Island, poised for an attack on...
- revolutionary war
- george washington
- colonial
- colonial era
- battle of brooklyn
- gravesend
Historic Marker of Battle Pass
HISTORIC MARKER OF BATTLE PASS AT THIS POINT THE OLD PORTE ROAD OR VALLEY GROVE ROAD INTERSECTED THE LINE OF HILLS SEPARATING FLATBUSH FROM BROOKLYN AND GOWANUS. IN THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND,...
- revolutionary war
- colonial
- colonial era
- battle of brooklyn
- prospect park
- flatbush
Queens Time Capsule
BENEATH THIS MARKER IS A TIME CAPSULE INSTALLED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE TRICENTENNIAL OF QUEENS COUNTY TO BE OPENED IN 100 YEARSDEDICATED NOVEMBER 1 1983 DONALD R. MANES QUEENS...
- time capsule
- queens
- donald r. manes
- queens county
Pedro (Pete) Manas Track
Pedro (Pete) Manas Track: Honors the athletic achievement and memory of Pedro Matias Garcia (1914-88) Orland High School Class of 1934, National Record Holder in the Football Throw 218 feet 8...
- national rec...
We Build
Submitted by @jqmcd
Site of Spindle Top Hill Confederate Camp
Here from 1862 to 1864, camped Colonel A. W. Spaight's Battalion, 2nd Texas Infantry, Confederate States Army, composed of soldiers from Jefferson, Liberty, and Chambers counties. Their presence...
- texas
- civil war
- confederate
- jefferson county
The Opelousas Post Militia of 1779
In late August of 1779, men of the Opelousas Post Militia left from this place to join other militia units to attack British forces in the lower Mississippi Valley. They crossed the...
- louisiana
- revolutionary war
- st. landry parish
Rock Island Baptist Church
Rock Island Baptist Church in 1910, a small group of Christians (known as the Sixth Street Baptist Church) began worshiping in Port Arthur. The following year, in 1911, the Rock Island...
- texas
- church
- religion
- jefferson county
Majestic Hotel
Bilbo at Pujo StreetOn this site stood the Majestic Hotel from 1906 to 1965. Advanced for its day, the Majestic's own water system was used to save it (and surrounding properties) during the Great...
- louisiana
- lake charles
- calcasieu parish
- lost landmark
Foiled Bank Robbery Site
FOILED BANK ROBBERY SITE ON SEPT. 18, 1867, THE SUNDANCE KID (HARRY LONGBAUGH), KID CURRY AND OTHERS OF THE "WILD BUNCH" RODE INTO RED LODGE AFTER ESCAPING FROM JAIL IN BELLE FOURCHE S.D....