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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRV8_the-light-still-shines_New-York-NY.html
Only ten years after Jeffrey's Hook Light was assembled here, the George Washington Bridge was built overhead. Under the bridge's bright lights, the lighthouse became obsolete for the second time. In 1947, the Coast Guard decommissioned the lighth…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRV7_the-story-of-a-lighthouse_New-York-NY.html
The Hudson River was essential to the history and economic development of New York. The river provided food for early settlers and is still an important waterway for commerce, which led to the expansion and growth of the City. The recognized sourc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRV6_the-little-red-lighthouse_New-York-NY.html
The Little Red Lighthouse stopped being used as a functional lighthouse long ago, but over the years this 40-foot-high structure has become a beacon of another kind. Located underneath the George Washington Bridge along this treacherous section of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKX8_the-john-t-brush-stairway_New-York-NY.html
The John T. Brush Stairway Presented by the New York Giants
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/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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM86Z_morris-jumel-mansion_New-York-NY.html
This Georgian country seat was built by Colonel Roger Morris in 1765. Colonel Morris, a Loyalist, left the house when he returned to England at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. From September 14 through October 18, 1776, the house w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM86N_the-main-line-of-defences_New-York-NY.html
Upon this site and across these heights stood the main line of defences thrown up by Washington's Army September 1776. It was held until Fort Washington fell on November 16th, when part of the fighting occurred at this point.