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Chicago Board of Trade

Submitted by @cbotbuilding

Submitted by @cbotbuilding

    Sigrid Schultz Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author

    In honor of Sigrid Schultz, 1893-1980 Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author At this location once stood the home of Sigrid Schultz. As the first female bureau chief of a major newspaper...

    In honor of Sigrid Schultz, 1893-1980 Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author At this location once stood the home of Sigrid Schultz. As the first female bureau chief of a major...

      Grape Island Residents

      Submitted by @ScottKirsner

      Submitted by @ScottKirsner

      • dangerous temper
      • seafood
      • cold island spring

      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