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Union Hose-Engine Company No 2

ERECTED 1927 BY THE VILLAGE OF NORTH TARRYTOWN, N.Y. FOR UNION HOSE-ENGINE COMPANY No 2 VILLAGE OFFICIALS 1926-1927 HARRY B.DECKER - MAYORSubmitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • sleepy hollow
  • north tarrytown
  • firehouse
  • fire department
  • 1927

Bridge Erected by William Rockefeller

A. D. 1912   ERECTED BY WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER LAND DONATED BY PHILIPSE MANOR CO.Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • sleepy hollow
  • north tarrytown
  • william rockefeller
  • 1912
  • philipse manor

Headless Horseman

LEGENDS & LORE HEADLESS HORSEMAN TETHERS HIS HORSE NIGHTLY AMONG GRAVES IN THIS CHURCHYARD ACCORDING TO THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AUTHOR WASHINGTON IRVING NEW YORK FOLKLORE WILLIAM C....

  • new york
  • sleepy hollow
  • north tarrytown
  • headless horseman
  • washington irving
  • 2019

Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn - World War II

1941 1945 IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF THIS ORGANIZATION WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF BROOKLYNSubmitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • fulton street
  • downtown brooklyn
  • fulton mall
  • bank
  • dime savings bank
  • 1941
  • 1945

West Side Grounds

Home Field of the Chicago National League Ball Club Submitted by @Ajauseon.

  • out of left field
  • out in left field
  • cubs
  • weeghman park
  • wrigley field
  • way out in l...

Marquand Family Woodland

Marquand Family Woodland, Brooklyn Botanic Garden

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn bot...
  • garden
  • woodland

Fort Tryon Park Playground

THE SITE FOR THIS PLAYGROUND ADDITION TO FORT TRYON PARK WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY JOHN D ROCKEFELLER JR 1941Submitted by @lampbane

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • park
  • fort tryon
  • fort tryon park
  • playground

David Rockefeller Linden Terrace

FORT TRYON PARK IN RECOGNITION OF THE GENEROVS SVPPORT DAVID ROCKEFELLER HAS GIVEN TO THE FORT TRYON PARK TRVST ON THE OCCASION OF THE PARK'S 75 ANNIVERSARY THIS SITE IS HEREBY DEDICATED AS...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • fort tryon
  • fort tryon park
  • david rockefeller
  • 2010

Fort Tryon Park

FORT TRYON PARK THIS HISTORIC AREA AND ITS SVRROVNDINGS WERE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN 1935 BY JOHN D ROCKEFELLER JR THE ADJACENT HILLTOP AN OVTPOST OF FORT...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • fort tryon
  • fort tryon park
  • park

Epictetus

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do- now. Epictetus, Roman Stoic "The Discourses",...