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It Is Against the Law

Submitted by @Paulsfenton

Submitted by @Paulsfenton

    Alfred B. DelBello

    ALFRED B. DELBELLO 1934-2015 He made the right things happen YONKERS MAYOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE NEW YORK STATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSubmitted by @lampbane

    ALFRED B. DELBELLO 1934-2015 He made the right things happen YONKERS MAYOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE NEW YORK STATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSubmitted by @lampbane

    • yonkers
    • alfred delbello
    • 1934
    • 2015

    Barbara Segal - Muhheakantuck

    Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

    Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

    • yonkers
    • mta
    • metropolitan...
    • metro-north railroad
    • barbara segal
    • art

    Richard Tarr

      Mighty-Mac

        Major Edward Edwin Howard Armstrong

        MAJOR EDWIN HOWARD ARMSTRONG 1890-1954 "The Man Who Made Radio Sing"   YONKERS RESIDENT AND INVENTOR OF THE REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT, GREATLY STRENGTHENING RADIO SIGNALS AND MAKING THEM AUDIBLE TO THE...

        MAJOR EDWIN HOWARD ARMSTRONG 1890-1954 "The Man Who Made Radio Sing"   YONKERS RESIDENT AND INVENTOR OF THE REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT, GREATLY STRENGTHENING RADIO SIGNALS AND MAKING THEM AUDIBLE TO THE...

        • yonkers
        • edwin armstrong
        • 1890
        • 1954
        • radio
        • 1912
        • 1917
        • 1933
        • 1937

        The 40th Street Parklet

          Marine Park - Upland Environment

          City of New YorkParks and Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

          City of New YorkParks and Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

          • brooklyn
          • marine park
          • salt marsh
          • 1999

          Gerritsen Creek - Saltmarsh

          MARSH - UPLAND BORDERHIGH MARSHINTERTIDAL FLATGERRITSEN CREEKCity of New YorkParks & Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

          MARSH - UPLAND BORDERHIGH MARSHINTERTIDAL FLATGERRITSEN CREEKCity of New YorkParks & Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

          • brooklyn
          • marine park
          • salt marsh
          • 1999

          Who was stationed at Fort Randolph and how did they live?

          Major General Kirby Smith chose five artillery batterie to be stationed at the forts. They were known as the Siege Train Battalion and consisted of the 26th, 27th and 31st regiments, and the 8th...

          Major General Kirby Smith chose five artillery batterie to be stationed at the forts. They were known as the Siege Train Battalion and consisted of the 26th, 27th and 31st regiments, and the...

          • louisiana
          • civil war
          • fort randolph

          How was Fort Randolph built?

          There are no detailed descriptions or illustrations of Fort Randoiph being built. However, it is known from historic al reports that earthwork forts were roughly circular in shape and had outer...

          There are no detailed descriptions or illustrations of Fort Randoiph being built. However, it is known from historic al reports that earthwork forts were roughly circular in shape and had outer...

          • louisiana
          • civil war
          • fortification

          18th Century Cistern

          This well dates from the first third of the 18th century. It was located on property which belonged to the Phillipse family of Phillipse Manor. The well originally extended down to the water...

          This well dates from the first third of the 18th century. It was located on property which belonged to the Phillipse family of Phillipse Manor. The well originally extended down to the water...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • downtown manor
          • well

          Desertion and the end of the War

          In March 1865, bad news reached the forts from other parts of the Confederacy. The worse news arrived on April 15; General Robert E Lee was forced to surrender to Brigadier General Ulysses S....

          In March 1865, bad news reached the forts from other parts of the Confederacy. The worse news arrived on April 15; General Robert E Lee was forced to surrender to Brigadier General Ulysses S....

          • louisiana
          • civil war
          • fortification

          Why was Fort Randolph Built? Was there a third fort, Fort Alexandria?

          Louisiana had suffered repeated invasions by the Union Army in 1863 and 1864. There were fears that a spring 1865 attack was going to be made. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the...

          Louisiana had suffered repeated invasions by the Union Army in 1863 and 1864. There were fears that a spring 1865 attack was going to be made. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the...

          • louisiana
          • civil war
          • forts
          • fortification

          The Cotton Exchange

          Built in 1923, by the well-known architect Donn Barber, this building was revolutionary in many ways. Instead of placing the trading floor at street level, Barber placed it at the top. He canopied...

          Built in 1923, by the well-known architect Donn Barber, this building was revolutionary in many ways. Instead of placing the trading floor at street level, Barber placed it at the top. He canopied...

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • downtown manhattan
          • cotton exchange
          • 1923
          • 1984

          Fossilized Tree Stumps, Newtown Creek

          Wattieza (division Pteridophyta, class Cladoxylopsida) These fossils are stumps of some of the oldest trees known to exist. They are 385 million-year-old fossils of trees that grew in the Gilboa...

          Wattieza (division Pteridophyta, class Cladoxylopsida) These fossils are stumps of some of the oldest trees known to exist. They are 385 million-year-old fossils of trees that grew in the Gilboa...

          • brooklyn
          • greenpoint
          • newtown creek
          • wattieza
          • gilboa

          The Rosie Lee Davis Memorial Garden

            Saint Denis Tomb

            Beneath this building, former site of the Church of Saint Francis, the first Catholic Church in Natchitoches, lie the remains of The Chevalier Louis Juchereau de Saint Denis.Born at Quebec...

            Beneath this building, former site of the Church of Saint Francis, the first Catholic Church in Natchitoches, lie the remains of The Chevalier Louis Juchereau de Saint Denis.Born at...

            • louisiana
            • colonial era
            • gravesite

            The Red River Campaign

             In April 1864, life along tranquil Cane River was brutally disrupted when the Civil War reached area residents. In an operation known as the Red River Campaign, Union naval and land forces...

             In April 1864, life along tranquil Cane River was brutally disrupted when the Civil War reached area residents. In an operation known as the Red River Campaign, Union naval and land forces...

            • louisiana
            • civil war

            Original Sunrise School

            In 1889, W. R. Melton donated a one-acre tract of land at this site "for the cause of Religion and Schools.” The school located here, which served the Sunrise community, was a one-room...

            In 1889, W. R. Melton donated a one-acre tract of land at this site "for the cause of Religion and Schools.” The school located here, which served the Sunrise community, was a one-room...

            • mississippi
            • education