Originally built between 1872 and 1876, this courthouse was destroyed by fire and reconstructed in 1904-08. Redesigned by architect, Peter M. Coco, the English Renaissance-style building stands as a monument to the years when Long Island City served . . . — — Map (db m203807) HM
General George Washington created a domestic network of spies, appointing Major Benjamin Tallmadge of Setauket as the head of the Long Island based Culper Spy Ring. Tallmadge appealed to Robert Townsend, a Manhattan merchant, to join him as a spy . . . — — Map (db m42812) HM
Freedom Square is located in the heart of the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood. As late as the 20th century this central Queens community was predominantly farmland, but the transportation improvements of the 1930s—Grand Central Park way and the . . . — — Map (db m271266) HM
The older section, Monumental Park was established in 1875 in the rural cemetery style. James E. Ware designed the administration building, entrance gate, and receiving tomb in 1880. Memorial Park was designed by George McClure in the twentieth . . . — — Map (db m271269) HM
Buried here are the first families of Hempstead; the Martins, Hewletts, Seaburys, Clowes, Bedells, Carmans, Van Wycks, and Woods just to name a few. Their stories offer a glimpse of life, their religion, disease, and family during the last three . . . — — Map (db m288598) HM
The Belroi Landscape
Francis Stubbs opened a store at this Hickory Fork Road intersection between 1811 and 1818. Later, a tavern was built across the street. Behind the business places, a simple house exhibited a style common throughout . . . — — Map (db m270883) HM
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The Colonial River Road
After centuries of use by native people and the colonists of New Kent County, the road along the Pamunkey River was extended past the tobacco ports of Newcastle and Page’s Warehouse (later . . . — — Map (db m53801) HM
Step Back in Time
Step back to the beginning of the seventeenth century. The Mi'Kmaq had given Liverpool the name 'Ogomkegea', meaning "place of departure." Descending the Mersey River in the spring they would disperse along the coast . . . — — Map (db m112387) HM
Born and raised in Drummond NB, Ron Turcotte was going to be a lumberjack, but fate played a role when he took charge of the logging horses, where he learned his legendary horsemanship.
In Toronto, he worked for Windfields Farm then later for . . . — — Map (db m250902) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
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