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By Devry Becker Jones, April 10, 2021
A Voice from the South Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| | This Circle Honors Anna Julia Haywood Cooper the educator and civil and women's rights advocate who lived in the gracious house at 201 T Street from 1916 until her death in 1964 at age 105. Born into slavery, Cooper graduated from Oberlin . . . — — Map (db m170781) HM |
| | Chartered by the State of Georgia to be trustworthy stewards of the island, the Jekyll Island Authority has been very active in the preservation of the National Historic Landmark District. The rehabilitation of Crane Cottage and Cherokee in . . . — — Map (db m115119) HM |
| | Drainage of surface water is vital to all aspects of development, from town sites to agricultural crop land. Its importance, impact, and consequences cannot be over stated. With the western expansion of the United States, swamp lands. as they were . . . — — Map (db m166441) HM |
| | At the end of this trail is evidence of a once thriving rural community. First settled in the late 1790's, the town grew from a watering place along the Natchez Trace, and took its name from the source of that water -- the Rocky Spring. In 1860, a . . . — — Map (db m80147) HM |
| | Built by Jarvis Akin, the Hotel was originally a one-room building of hand-hewn logs. It was the center of Gallatin City's social life; travelers sometimes complained of not being able to sleep because of the ruckus. As the town died, the Hotel was . . . — — Map (db m127043) HM |
| | Although heavy rain disrupted the celebrations, it couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm Forsyth residents felt for their new bridge, dedicated on July 4, 1905. Prior to the bridge’s construction, Rosebud County residents had to ford the Yellowstone River . . . — — Map (db m164782) HM |
| | Recognizing that successful communities require infrastructure, Forsyth’s civic leaders proposed construction of a waterworks and sewerage system in 1906. As the town council asserted when it posted the bond issue, “We desire to improve the . . . — — Map (db m164783) HM |
| | The Clark Hotel, another architectural landmark along Montana Avenue, was demolished in 1968, and the site is now a parking lot. The hotel, built around 1906 across from the Parmly Billings Library, featured an elaborate facade with pressed brick . . . — — Map (db m165964) HM |
| | Constructed in 1906, this is the 4th and present home of the Neptune Hose Co No.1
Formerly the Neptune Hook & Ladder Co.
Founded in 1866 by Dr. James O. Green, following the burning of the Bath Hotel, it was the first organized fire company in . . . — — Map (db m168851) HM |
| | Ben Abruzzo 1930 – Rockford, Illinois Pat Abruzzo 1932 – Rockford, Illinois 1985 – Albuquerque, New Mexico Ben Abruzzo was one of those rare individuals who undertake great enterprises – adventures of the human . . . — — Map (db m120091) HM |
| | This steel causeway follows two pipelines which supplied water and water power to the old town of Graham where gold and silver ores were milled from nearby mines in the 1890's. The causeway clings to the sides of a sheer box canyon in Saltwater . . . — — Map (db m36378) HM |
| | During World War II a prisoner of war camp was established by the War Department near Orchard Park southeast of Roswell, which housed some 4800 German prisoners of war. On January 1, 1943, the first prisoners arrived there from the . . . — — Map (db m72748) HM |
| | Eagle Nest was a place where members of several Indian tribes were said to have come to collect ceremonial feathers. Before 1919, Charles Springer acquired the land and built a dam for irrigation. It now has a capacity of 78,000 acre feet and . . . — — Map (db m45752) HM |
| | Situated beside the huge, 36,000-acre Elephant Butte Reservoir, this is one of the largest and most popular parks in New Mexico. It combines boating, waterskiing, fishing and other water-based sports with land activities such as camping, picnicking, . . . — — Map (db m45110) HM |
| | Legend describes Acoma as a "place that always was". Archaeological evidence shows it has been occupied since at least the 13th century. Established on this
mesa for defensive purposes, Acoma was settled by inhabitants of nearby pueblos which had . . . — — Map (db m30263) HM |
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The Dwelling House or "Bell House" contained a kitchen, large community dining rooms, and retiring rooms (bedrooms). At the height of this community, 100 Shakers lived in the main building and the 'T' shaped wing. On its roof in a cupola, hung a . . . — — Map (db m115659) HM |
| | Established in 1882, a hill on the site required the removal of 10,000 loads of sand and clay filling a gully on the north side of Elk Street where present houses were built.
Albany 300 - 1686-1986 - Still making History
Erected by Albany . . . — — Map (db m64997) HM |
| | In 1835 the City appropriated $1,000 and citizens raised a fund to enclose it within an iron fence. A fountain, the first in the city, dedicated in 1863.
Albany 300
- 1686-1986 -
Still making History — — Map (db m65000) HM |
| | The Lakehouse that appears in these images is very different than the building that stands in front of you. The existing Lakehouse, designed by J. Russell White, was built of brick and terra cotta in 1929. It replaced the original 1875 wood . . . — — Map (db m144255) HM |
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The Brethren's Shop was used by the men and boys for various crafts including shoe making and tinsmithing. The porches and dormers were added in 1930 and the building is now used by Albany County as offices.
A date stone in the basement is . . . — — Map (db m115662) HM |
| | Initiated by William Gorham Rice. Completed in 1927. Restored in 1986 celebrating Albany's Tricentennial of the Dongan Charter through the generous contributions of the citizens of Albany. — — Map (db m64992) HM |
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The Shakers stored milk in the creamery to keep it cool. Milk was brought from the barn in large milk cans, which were then kept cool in troughs filled by water diverted from the creek. Later the building was used as a hen house; now it is used . . . — — Map (db m115688) HM |
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This brick building was used by the ministry elders. Each member of the ministry had to perform daily manual labor such as shoe making or tailoring. Elder Chauncey Copeley a cabinet maker, worked in a wing added to the building in 1850. Originally . . . — — Map (db m115660) HM |
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By 1920, automobiles had become both necessary and fashionable. The Shakers never hesitated to adopt new technology that would make life easier and more efficient. They built this concrete garage for their Packard automobilies [sic]. — — Map (db m115671) HM |
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This Meeting House, or Church, was built in 1848 to replace an earlier (1791) and much smaller Meeting House. It demonstrates many typical characteristics of Shaker architecture; double doors, one for men and one for women; a large meeting room . . . — — Map (db m115663) HM |
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Shaker Creek provided water for both the canning and laundry operations. The first laundry, done on December 12, 1859, used a steam powered washing machine. Albany County used the building for laundry until the mid 1980s. Today it is a . . . — — Map (db m115674) HM |
| | Attained its present form in the years 1869-1884 Design attributed to the concepts of renowned Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted — — Map (db m138130) HM |
| | The Village's First Freight and passenger train station was built in 1864, only months after the first train passed through Knowersville. In 1896 the old station was moved south along the tracks. In 1897, it was replaced by the newest, . . . — — Map (db m115732) HM |
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Built by Early Settler
Jurrian Severson
Located on Map of West Manor
Rensselaerswyck, 1767
— — Map (db m44897) HM |
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Erected under direction
of Thaddeus Koscuiszko
in August-September 1777
to check Burgoyne's invasion — — Map (db m115356) HM |
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Cluett, Peabody & Co., a Troy-based manufacturer of men's collars and shirts, purchased Peebles Island in 1909. The abundant water, existing rail lines, and proximity to the company's Troy factory made the island an ideal location for treating . . . — — Map (db m115364) HM |
| | The present day hydroelectric power plant located at this site is owned and operated by the New York
Power Authority. It was constructed in 1908 when the Mohawk River was dammed, the Waterford Flight
of Locks was constructed, and the Erie Canal . . . — — Map (db m138991) HM |
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During the Revolutionary War, American troops camped on Van Schaick and Peebles Islands. Thaddaeus Kosciuszko, a prominent Polish engineer who aided the American cause, designed the earthworks that are visible today near the bridge to . . . — — Map (db m115385) HM |
| | Site of Erie Canal lock &
former Weighlock Bldg.1850-1915
located near "The Juncta" of old
Erie and Champlain Canals — — Map (db m40996) HM |
| | This Greek-revival building was one of several weigh stations along the Canal used to levy the tolls for barges carrying merchandise and farm goods.
Until 1850 freight cargoes were measured by the displacement theory, but this hydraulic type . . . — — Map (db m40999) HM |
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Town Hall
Town of Guilderland
Est. April 4, 1803
First Officers; Supervisor
Nicholas V. Mynderse,
Clerk Peter G. Veeder
Town of Guilderland 1985
— — Map (db m103165) HM |
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Locust Vale School
New Scotland School
District No. 11. Built about
1827 and closed 1939. Moved
to Meadowdale from Tygert
Road During the 1940's.
— — Map (db m48608) HM |
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Built Circa 1800 For
Palatine German Settler
Jacob Sholtes 1761-1852 By
Grandson Jacob 1817-1891
— — Map (db m62841) HM |
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Site of
First P.O. 1868
Established in Reid's
General Store,
Farm of James Reid
Town's First Supervisor
— — Map (db m48607) HM |
| | Completed 1825 Terminus at Hudson River. Locks called Sidecut allowed entry to navigable waters. — — Map (db m12214) HM |
| | The most obvious music associated with any church is the sweet and dignified tolling of the church bell. Pictured above is George E. Hipwod, President of the Holy Names Society who presented the bell for placement in the new church.
The bell was . . . — — Map (db m70628) HM |
| | Hanging Bog is a man-made pond built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's on then federally owned land. In 1962 Hanging Bog was transferred to New York State. The pond is referred to as Hanging Bog because of its unique mat of floating . . . — — Map (db m86561) HM |
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Years in Production: 1960 - 1987
Manufacturer:
Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant, Chrysler
Weight: 46 Tons
Main Armament: 105mm (4.1in) M68 Gun
Engine: V-12 Twin Turbo Diesel
Top Speed: @30mph (road)
This display is in honor of all service . . . — — Map (db m104532) HM WM |
| | 1933-1942
Allegany State Park - Salamanca, New York
Camp SP-50 - Red House - Company 1250
Camp SP-51 - Red House - Company 249
Camp SP-19 - Red House - Company 2218
Dedicated this 7th day of October 1990 to the memory of those young men . . . — — Map (db m77525) HM |
| | Welcome to Science Lake, a favorite park attraction with an interesting history. Science Lake was built in 1926 as the new location for a science camp popularly called "The School in the Forest." Chauncey J. Hamlin, president of the Buffalo . . . — — Map (db m104901) HM |
| | Sweet Water Spring Legend has it that the Sweet Water Spring gets its name from a Buffalo druggist who was in the area searching for gold with the property owner, N.L. Mr. Kysor. Evidently when the druggist tasted the water, he pronounced it . . . — — Map (db m60092) HM |
| | During the ice ages of the last 2 million years, glaciers sculpted the land surface forming, amongst other features, the many rounded and elongated hills called drumlins that are seen from the Thruway between Rochester and Syracuse. From this . . . — — Map (db m103583) HM |
| | Lock 52 on the Erie Canal was once a busy place. Built in 1851 and lengthened on the berm side in 1887 to accommodate two boats hitched together in tandem, the lock created a popular stopping point for canal boatmen. The 11-foot lift at Lock 52 . . . — — Map (db m103581) HM |
| | The Erie Canal in Port Byron When the original Erie Canal or "Clinton's Ditch" was completed here in 1819, Port Byron was transformed from a frontier settlement to a thriving canal town. Indeed, the local citizens were so hopeful with the new . . . — — Map (db m103580) HM |
| | At the founding of Chautauqua in 1874, John Heyl Vincent assigned to Dr. W.W. Wythe the task of creating Palestine Park, starting with a makeshift temporary wooden model. The park has evolved to its present permanent location and depicts the . . . — — Map (db m117529) HM |
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First commercial enterprise in southeastern Chautauqua County
Doctor Thomas Ruston Kennedy built first mill October 1805 after purchase of 3000 acres in the area which became the Town of Poland — — Map (db m60146) HM |
| | Barcelona Light House
Erected in 1829
By the Federal Government — — Map (db m57203) HM |
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Newtown Battlefield Preservation has a special place in the history of African Americans' struggle for equality in the United States. When 180 young African-American men of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1251 arrived to work on . . . — — Map (db m90317) HM |
| | Dr. Edwin Eldridge opened
his park in 1879. Called the
beauty spot of the southern
tier for its gardens. Elmira
bought the park in 1889. — — Map (db m77928) HM |
| | One of four originally located beside the road to Quarry Farm. Moved to the college campus during the bicentennial year, 1976 — — Map (db m123535) HM |
| | Designed in 1910 by nationally
renowned local cartoonist
Eugene Zimmerman.
Dedicated on this site
in 1914 for “Zim's” band. — — Map (db m66955) HM |
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The Oxford Turning Basin.
Sight of overnight tie up
for canal boats. — — Map (db m92749) HM |
| | The Chenango Land Trust expresses its graditude Maurice and Barbara Ingraham for having the foresight to protect Chenango Canal Lock 99,the best preserved Chenango Canal lock, Lock purchase and preservation made possible by a grant from the Land . . . — — Map (db m93513) HM |
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Site of
Log House built by
Benjamin Hovey, 1790,
who served in the
Revolution and was known
as "Father of the Settlement"
— — Map (db m92747) HM |
| | McGregor Powerhouse and LaSalle Dam est. 1923 by William H. Miner — — Map (db m106442) HM |
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Plattsburgh's oldest public
building. Reverend John Henry
Hopkins, who authored the hymn
We Three Kings was the rector
here from 1872-1877.
Le plus ancien batiment publique
de Plattsburgh. Ce fut le Reverend
John Henry Hopkins et . . . — — Map (db m115224) HM |
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The Harlem Valley derives its name from "The New York and Harlem Railroad," chartered in 1831 and opened in lower Manhattan in 1832 with horse drawn cars. In 1842 the line crossed the Harlem River, and in 1873 joined the New York Central . . . — — Map (db m116811) HM |
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Located on this site
Linked Columbia County
farming and industry
to Hudson River ports — — Map (db m118755) HM |
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Centennial offering of
Cortland County,
to the memory of those
who fought in defense
of the Union.
1861. 1865. — — Map (db m126614) WM |
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Lest We Forget
Cortland County's
Sons and Daughters
Who Served In
The World War — — Map (db m126624) WM |
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David Hannum (1822-1891), horse trader and investor in the hoax, "The Cardiff Giant," and on whose life the 1898 novel DAVID HARUM was based, lived in Homer. Portrayed as a horse trader, banker and humanitarian residing in "Homerville," . . . — — Map (db m141515) HM |
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Burned rebuilt 1854 3 floor
Seamans Bros owned 1890 to
1920 W F Allen Block burned
1938 built store station
Frost 1985 Antiques 1990 — — Map (db m131028) HM |
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Dedicated
May 30, 1893,
to the memory
of those who fought
for the preservation
of the Union.
1861 — 1865
Comrades
G.A.R. - F.C. & L. - W.R.C — — Map (db m131032) WM |
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Presented to
the First Baptist Church
of
Marathon village,
by
Mrs. D. E. Whitmore,
April 23-1901.
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The Carillon of Bells
is dedicated to
the . . . — — Map (db m131022) HM |
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Made in Marathon, NY by Climax Company,
erected by Sons of Veterans of the Civil War, 1914
Original pole was 110 feet with arrow weather vane.
*Restored and Rededicated September 8, 2007*
Those who unselfishly gave of their time, talent, . . . — — Map (db m131030) HM |
| | The Delaware Valley has been inhabited for thousands of years. At Chestnut Point, and in fields along the West Branch of the Delaware River, more recent local residents have found arrow points, pottery shards, scrapers and other artifacts left . . . — — Map (db m137644) HM |
| | Hole in nearby boulder held flag calling farmers to action in 1840s to protest unfair land rent system. — — Map (db m24805) HM |
| | The Largest Community in the valley was Cannonsville, a center of commerce and civic life. Presbyterian Baptist and Methodist Churches served both spiritual and temporal needs. The Cannonsville Community House hosted dances, lectures, and . . . — — Map (db m137637) HM |
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Named for the signal fires lit by Washington's troops atop our mountain during the American Revolution, Beacon is a city with a rich history dating back 400 years to when Henry Hudson's Half Moon anchored here in this beautiful bay. Beacon . . . — — Map (db m124897) HM |
| | Named for the signal fires lit by Washington's troops atop our mountain during the American Revolution, Beacon is a city with a rich history dating back 400 years to when Henry Hudson's Half Moon anchored here in this beautiful bay. Beacon has . . . — — Map (db m144529) HM |
| | Named for the signal fires lit by Washington's troops atop our mountain during the American Revolution, Beacon is a city with a rich history dating back 400 years to when Henry Hudson's Half Moon anchored here in this beautiful bay. Beacon has . . . — — Map (db m144532) HM |
| | People have mined iron in the Taconic region since the late 1700s. The first iron furnace with a steam-powered bellows was built on this site in 1847. Caleb Maltby purchased the mine in 1861 and the Maltby Iron Company produced a high grade of iron . . . — — Map (db m138098) HM |
| | Conceived in the 1860s, the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge created the only Hudson River crossing between New York City and Albany. Political and financial difficulties prevented the project from getting underway for several years. In 1886, . . . — — Map (db m142777) HM |
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Founder of Vassar College,
lived in house on this site
for many years. Now site of
Vassar Brothers Home
for Aged Men — — Map (db m130553) HM |
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Founded
by
John Guy Vassar
1883 — — Map (db m130556) HM |
| | Walkway Loop Trail
Crossing Walkway Over the Hudson and the Mid-Hudson Bridge, this 3.6-mile loop offers thrilling river views and connects attractions on the Poughkeepsie and Highland waterfronts. It provides a link with 25 miles of rail trails in . . . — — Map (db m37878) HM |
| | Walkway Over the Hudson
A place to enjoy the river and a place to appreciate the wonder of an engineering feat unprecedented in its time with a beauty unsurpassed in our generation.
History
• Completed in 1888, the . . . — — Map (db m37871) HM |
| | A Dam on Tonawanda Creek Tonawanda Creek was the only section of the original Erie Canal that was not man-made. The problem was that the creek level ran 4-½ feet too low. The alleviate this, a wooden dam was constructed in 1823 just west . . . — — Map (db m98569) HM |
| | Early History Converting the mouth of the Buffalo River into a safe and easily navigable harbor was a work of great magnitude and cost. The mouth of the Buffalo River frequently became clogged by sands moving north along the beach towards the . . . — — Map (db m85329) HM |
| | Nowak Pier in honor of Henry J. Nowak Member of Congress "The Billion Dollar Man" for community service (1966-1992) constructed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District in cooperation with New York State Departmetn of . . . — — Map (db m97958) HM |
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Extending one mile north from Delaware Park Lake, between Elmwood and Delaware Avenues, the Pan-American Exposition was a spectacular sight to over eight million visitors from May 1 to November 2, 1901. Ornate buildings, embellished with . . . — — Map (db m57079) HM |
| | The 1,425-foot south pier as it exists today was built by the Army Corps of Engineers, to strengthen an earlier citizen-built pier that was vital to Buffalo's emergence as a city. In 1820 villagers built a 900-foot pier at this site by placing . . . — — Map (db m84953) HM |
| | In 1987, the New York State Department of State designated the Times Beach area as a significant coastal fish and wildlife habitat. This designation is aimed at protecting the state's most important coastal habitats. Times Beach Nature Preserve is . . . — — Map (db m85308) HM |
| | • Planning for the Strawberry Island Restoration effort had to take into account the sensitivity of the area in order to avoid negative environmental impacts. • Material added to the island's structure had to be natural-looking, yet still serve . . . — — Map (db m101062) HM |
| | Phase I, The Breach Severe autumn storms in 1992 sped up the erosion of Stawberry Island's southwestern shoreline. In December, the waters of the Niagara River broke through the island and penetrated the lagoon interior. By spring, the . . . — — Map (db m101069) HM |
| | Strawberry Island formed near the end of the Wisconsin Ice Age about 12,000 years ago. When meltwaters broke through gracial till and created the present course of the Niagara River, gravel and sand carried downstream by river currents settled out . . . — — Map (db m101061) HM |
| | You are standing on the bed of the Erie Canal, a 363 mile long, 40 ft. wide, 7 ft. deep "ditich" built from 1817 to 1825 that connected Lake Erie waters with the Hudson River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. It unleashed a flood of products, . . . — — Map (db m98540) HM |
| | In 1884, the Tonawanda Gas Light Company was incorporated to supply gas to both Tonawanda and North Tonawanda for street and house lighting. The "gas works" was located on property once owned by Mary Long. Between the Canandaigua and Erie . . . — — Map (db m166212) HM |
| | During the 1800s, many Americans and newly arrived immigrants were eager to move west, but this undertaking proved difficult because of the Appalachian Mountains. A natural barrier running from Alabama through Pennsylvania, New York and on into . . . — — Map (db m77385) HM |
| | An Overview
In the spring of 1823, work on the Erie Canal at this end of the state began with the building of a dam. Its purpose was to raise the water level of Tonawanda Creek 4 to 4 1/2 feet so that its ten-mile stretch between Pendleton . . . — — Map (db m77499) HM |
| | The westernmost leg of the Erie Canal completed in 1825 followed a route paralleling the Niagara River between Tonawanda and Buffalo. From where you are standing, the Canal travelled some ten miles through the mostly unsettled Township of Tonawanda . . . — — Map (db m98556) HM |
| | Dedicated on February 14, 1980 during the XIII Olympic Winter Games to the memory of Norway’s greatest figure skater Sonja Henie (1912-1969). Holder of 10 World Championships, 3 Olympic Gold Medals, the second awarded in Lake Placid at the 1932 . . . — — Map (db m100520) HM |
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The aerial photograph of Port Henry taken about 1925 leaves no question as to the nature of this place: a busy port shipping the products of its furnaces by water and by rail. Two new furnaces, begun in 1922, represented the latest technology. An . . . — — Map (db m109054) HM |
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The aerial photograph of Port Henry taken about 1925 leaves no question as to the nature of this place: a busy port shipping the products of its furnaces by water and by rail. Two new furnaces, begun in 1922, represented the latest technology. An . . . — — Map (db m109055) HM |
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Iron processing changed the shoreline of Port Henry. When the New York and Canada Railroad was built in 1874, the tracks hugged the lake. That same year, a modern blast furnace was built at Cedar Point, just beyond the train station. Eight blast . . . — — Map (db m109053) HM |
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