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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCYK_fraunces-tavern-block-historic-district_New-York-NY.html
Samuel Fraunces in 1762 named his Queen's Head tavern after Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. His politics, however, were strictly patriotic, and his tavern hosted meetings of the radical Sons of Liberty and, later, the New York Provincial…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCYF_first-almshouse_New-York-NY.html
During the 1999 restoration of City Hall Park, archaeological excavations uncovered burials in this area believed to have been associated with a shelter and workhouse for the poor known as the First Almshouse (1736 - 1797), located where City Hall…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCYE_liberty-poles_New-York-NY.html
Here in the ancient commons of the city, where before the time of our national independence five liberty poles were successively set up, this flag pole of 1921 is placed in grateful remembrance of all lovers of our country who have died that the l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCYC_the-federal-post-office_New-York-NY.html
On this site stood the western wall of the Federal Post Office. Designed by Alfred B. Mullet - architect of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. - the ornate building's broad north fa?ade faced City Hall, while its sides were angl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCYB_the-bridewell-1775-1838_New-York-NY.html
This Georgian style gray stone structure served as New York City's largest prison. The name of the building came from a common 18th century English term for a jail. In 1776, when British forces occupied New York City, hundreds of captured American…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCY9_morris-jumel-mansion_New-York-NY.html
Manhattan's oldest surviving house, Morris-Jumel Mansion, is a monument to colonial grandeur. Built in 1765 as a summer retreat for British colonel Roger Morris and his American wife Mary Philipse, this house is the only survivor of a number of si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCWX_general-daniel-butterfield-statue_New-York-NY.html
Daniel Butterfield (1831-1901) was born October 31, 1831. His father John was a leader in the express mail business, and helped found the American Express Company. Butterfield graduated from Union College in 1849, and became a merchant in New York…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCH7_369th-infantry-regiment-memorial_New-York-NY.html
This monument honors the legendary 369th Infantry Regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters. The black granite obelisk is a replica of a 1997 memorial that stands in Sechault in Northern France, where the 369th soldiers distinguished themselves in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC0O_polo-grounds_New-York-NY.html
Approximate location of home plate.
Home of the New York Giants national baseball league 1890-1957.
World Champions 1904 · 1905 · 1921 · 1922 · 1933 · 1954.
The Giants shared this field with the New Yor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC0N_site-of-hilltop-park_New-York-NY.html
Dedicated to Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and the community of Washington Heights by the New York Yankees to mark the exact location of home plate in Hilltop Park, home of the New York Highlanders from 1903 to 1912, later renamed the New Y…