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Virginia Travell Weeks

VIRGINIA TRAVELL WEEKS 1900 - 1981 PEDIATRICIAN - HUMANITARIAN   FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS   GIFT OF THE CRANBERRY STREET ASSOCIATION 1986   JOHN W. RHODEN, SCULPTOR CRANBERRY...

VIRGINIA TRAVELL WEEKS 1900 - 1981 PEDIATRICIAN - HUMANITARIAN   FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS   GIFT OF THE CRANBERRY STREET ASSOCIATION 1986   JOHN W. RHODEN, SCULPTOR CRANBERRY...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • virginia tra...
  • 1900
  • 1981
  • cranberry street
  • 1986
  • john w. rhoden

133 Clinton Street

This house was the former home of the Brooklyn Excelsiors, baseball champions of the United States in 1860. Constructed in 1851, the building was once the Jolly Young Bachelors clubhouse. The...

This house was the former home of the Brooklyn Excelsiors, baseball champions of the United States in 1860. Constructed in 1851, the building was once the Jolly Young Bachelors clubhouse....

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • new york com...
  • brooklyn excelsiors
  • jolly young ...
  • james creighton
  • baseball
  • civil war
  • 1860
  • 1851
  • 1974

Brooklyn Heights Historic District

NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION   BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT   BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, WITH ITS ELEGANT PROMENADE AND DRAMATIC VIEW OF MANHATTAN, IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIFORMLY...

NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION   BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT   BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, WITH ITS ELEGANT PROMENADE AND DRAMATIC VIEW OF MANHATTAN, IS ONE OF THE MOST...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • 1814
  • robert fulton
  • hezekiah bee...
  • greek revival
  • italianate
  • 1898
  • 1965

Certified Wildlife Habitat

National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat This property provides the four basic habitat elements needed for wildlife to thrive: food, water, cover and places to raise young....

National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat This property provides the four basic habitat elements needed for wildlife to thrive: food, water, cover and places to raise...

  • national wil...
  • wildlife
  • habitat
  • wildlife habitat
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims

PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL...

PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • plymouth church
  • national par...
  • national his...
  • 1935
  • 1962

Plymouth Church - Underground Railroad Heritage Trail

The congregation of Plymouth Church hired Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) as their first minister, approving of his abolitionist sentiments. Beecher protested the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850,...

The congregation of Plymouth Church hired Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) as their first minister, approving of his abolitionist sentiments. Beecher protested the Fugitive Slave Law of...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • plymouth church
  • henry ward beecher
  • 1850
  • 1856
  • underground railroad
  • slavery

Henry Miller

1891-1980 Raised in Brooklyn, the best-selling author is noted for his imaginative, controversial novels Tropic of Cancer (1934), which chronicles his colorful life as an expatriate in Paris, and...

1891-1980 Raised in Brooklyn, the best-selling author is noted for his imaginative, controversial novels Tropic of Cancer (1934), which chronicles his colorful life as an expatriate in Paris,...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • henry miller
  • historic lan...
  • author
  • 1924
  • 1925

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims - Landmarks of New York

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS FOUNDED IN 1847 AS PLYMOUTH CHURCH AND BUILT IN 1849 FROM DESIGNS BY J.C. WELLS, THIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BECAME A CENTER OF ANTI-SLAVERY...

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS FOUNDED IN 1847 AS PLYMOUTH CHURCH AND BUILT IN 1849 FROM DESIGNS BY J.C. WELLS, THIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BECAME A CENTER OF ANTI- SLAVERY...

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • plymouth church
  • henry ward beecher
  • abraham lincoln
  • plymouth rock
  • 1847
  • 1849
  • 1860
  • 1934
  • j.c. wells

Eben Knowlton House

1889 EBEN KNOWLTON HOUSE 1938 HANS ISBRANDTSEN HOUSE ARCHITECT WILLIAM H BEERSSubmitted by @lampbane

1889 EBEN KNOWLTON HOUSE 1938 HANS ISBRANDTSEN HOUSE ARCHITECT WILLIAM H BEERSSubmitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • 1889
  • 1938
  • william h. beers

Gary Michael Cutick

A true Brooklyn boy who kept family & friends embraced & laughing. In our hearts forever.   Submitted by @lampbane

A true Brooklyn boy who kept family & friends embraced & laughing. In our hearts forever.   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench
  • gary michael cutick

David Zurak

1970-2017 Inspirational Master Alchemist Believed the incredible - Achieved the improbable   Submitted by @lampbane

1970-2017 Inspirational Master Alchemist Believed the incredible - Achieved the improbable   Submitted by @lampbane

  • david zurak
  • 2017
  • alchemist
  • bench
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...

Mauro M. Bacolo

In memory of MAURO M. BACOLO You don't have to be a physicist to know what matters   Submitted by @lampbane

In memory of MAURO M. BACOLO You don't have to be a physicist to know what matters   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • mauro m. bacolo
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench

Roza & Moses Lapidus

IN LOVING MEMORY ROZA & MOSES LAPIDUS ASYA & JOHN   Submitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY ROZA & MOSES LAPIDUS ASYA & JOHN Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench
  • roza lapidus
  • moses lapidus

Sonia and David Schuman

IN LOVING MEMORY OF SONIA AND DAVID SCHUMAN, GENEROUS WITH LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. WE REMEMBER THEM   Submitted by @lampbane

IN LOVING MEMORY OF SONIA AND DAVID SCHUMAN, GENEROUS WITH LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. WE REMEMBER THEM   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench
  • sonia schuman
  • david schuman

Fernando Berrocal

FERNANDO BERROCAL 1975-2007 EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE GONE YOUR LOVING MEMORY WILL LIVE ON. YOUR LOVING WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.   Submitted by @lampbane

FERNANDO BERROCAL 1975-2007 EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE GONE YOUR LOVING MEMORY WILL LIVE ON. YOUR LOVING WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.   Submitted by @lampbane

  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • brooklyn hei...
  • promenade
  • bench
  • fernando berrocal
  • 1975
  • 2007

Ida B. Wells

July 16, 1862- March 25, 1931 Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, newspaper co-owner and suffragist who launched the nation's...

July 16, 1862- March 25, 1931 Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, newspaper co- owner and suffragist who launched the...

  • ida b. wells
  • journalist
  • black history
  • willoughby street
  • myrtle avenue
  • 4 metrotech
  • gold street
  • brooklyn
  • downtown brooklyn

Edith Bolling Wilson

EDITH BOLLING WILSON Edith Bolling Wilson was born here on 15 Oct. 1872, where she lived with her parents Judge William H. and Sallie White Bolling and ten siblings.  Edith Bolling married Norman...

EDITH BOLLING WILSON Edith Bolling Wilson was born here on 15 Oct. 1872, where she lived with her parents Judge William H. and Sallie White Bolling and ten siblings.  Edith Bolling married...

    St. James Baptist Church

    ST. JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH This church, founded in 1886 by former members of First African Baptist Church, is one of the oldest surviving institutions remaining from the town of Mitchelville, a...

    ST. JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH This church, founded in 1886 by former members of First African Baptist Church, is one of the oldest surviving institutions remaining from the town of Mitchelville, a...

      Cherry Hill School

      CHERRY HILL SCHOOL This one-room frame school, built ca. 1937, was the first separate school building constructed for African-American students on Hilton Head Island.  It replaced an earlier...

      CHERRY HILL SCHOOL This one-room frame school, built ca. 1937, was the first separate school building constructed for African-American students on Hilton Head Island.  It replaced an...

        Mitchelville Site

        MITCHELVILLE SITE In 1862, after Hilton Head’s fall to Union forces in 1861, this town, planned for the area’s former slaves and named for General Ormsby M. Mitchel, began. Submitted by Bryan...

        MITCHELVILLE SITE In 1862, after Hilton Head’s fall to Union forces in 1861, this town, planned for the area’s former slaves and named for General Ormsby M. Mitchel, began. Submitted by...