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....
Timber and Logging
The trees have had more historical significance than any other aspect of Blue Elbow Swamp. As one of only a few bald cypress and tupelo gum bottomland hardwood areas along the upper Texas coast,...
- texas
- park
- orange county
- boardwalk
Al Patch Park
The Varsity Theater
Submitted by @jqmcd
Plaque in Highworth High Street to mark the Old Post Office.
The Auxilliary Units Gateway for agents - this would have been very important had the United Kingdom been invaded in World War II
- highworth
William J Arkell's birth place plaque
William Joscelyn Arkell FGS, FRS (9 June 1904 – 18 April 1958) was a British geologist and palaeontologist.
- highworth
- arkell
- geology
- jurassic
Old First Orange Baptist Church
Old First Orange Baptist Church was organized on September 20, 1857, and is the earliest known religious establishment in Orange County. Charter members were Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth, Mr....
- texas
- church
- religion
Harry James' Childhood Homesite
Henry Haag "Harry" James was an American musician who became famous as one of the most popular bandleaders during the "Big Band" or "Swing Band" era of the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in 1916...
- texas
- entertainment
- big band/swing