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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…
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On the 22nd of April 1625 the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company decreed the establishment of Fort Amsterdam and the creation of ten adjoining farms. The purchase of the Island of Manhattan was accomplished in 1626. Thus was laid the foun…
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This monumental flagstaff commemorates the Dutch establishment of New Amsterdam and the seventeenth century European settlement that launched the modern metropolis of New York City. Designed by Dutch sculptor H.A. van den Eijnde (1869-1939), the m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM91C_walloon-settlers_New-York-NY.html
Presented to the Cityof New York by theConseil Provincial Du Hainautin memory of the Walloon settlerswho came over to American in theNieu Nederland under theinspiration ofJesse de Forest ofAvesnes then county of Hainaut,one of the XVII Provinces.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8ZH_the-sphere_New-York-NY.html
For three decades, this sculpture stood in the plaza of the World Trade Center. Entitled "The Sphere," it was conceived by artist Fritz Koenig as a symbol of world peace. It was damaged during the tragic events of September 11, 2001, but endures a…
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This 1903 statue by Jonathan Scott Hartley (1845-1912) depicts the esteemed Swedish-American engineer and inventor John Ericsson (1803-1889), who helped to revolutionize military-maritime technology with his ironclad warship, the Monitor.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8XM_watson-house_New-York-NY.html
This structure, now the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, was designed by John McComb in Federal style and built about 1800 when many other mansions occupied this then fashionable thoroughfare. Of particular architectural interest i…
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The first public park to be established in New York March 12, 1733
"Resolved that the Corporation will Lease a Piece of Land lying at the lower End of Broadway fronting to the Fort to some of the inhabitants of the Said Broadway in Order to be …
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Erected in 1719 -.Chamber of Commerce founded here 1768.Washington's Farewell to his Officers December 4th, 1783.Centennial Celebration of Washington's Farewell 1883.Sons of the Revolution reorganized here December 4th, 1883.Building purchased and…
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Erected by the Common Council in 1771, this fence surrounds New York's earliest park. The park was leased in 1733 for use as a bowling green at a rental of one peppercorn a year. Patriots, who in 1776 destroyed an equestrian statue of George III w…