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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D35_american-jewish-tercentenary_New-York-NY.html
American Jewish Tercentenary. Erected by the State of New York to honor the memory of the twenty three men women & children who landed in September 1654 and founded the first Jewish community in North America . American Jewish Tercentenary 1654-1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D17_curbstone-brokers_New-York-NY.html
"Curbstone Brokers". . For more than a century, the outdoor brokers, predecessors of the American Stock Exchange, conducted a marketplace on the curbstones of the Financial District, serving investors and aiding the nation's industrial growth. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D0S_the-archaeology-of-the-stadt-huys-block_New-York-NY.html
The Archaeology of the Stadt Huys Block . . The Excavation of the Stadt Huys Block . The first large scale archeological excavation in New York City was conducted on this block in 1979-80. The excavation yielded important cultural material from…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CWV_57-stone-street_New-York-NY.html
57 Stone Street. . . Listed on the NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTER this building was completed in 1837-1839. . . In 1903 architect C.P.H. Gilbert converted it into its current Neo-Dutch Renaissance style. . . Today the building is home to America…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CTZ_the-queen-elizabeth-ii-september-11th-garden_New-York-NY.html
The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden . Hanover Square . . Within the shady recesses of New York's financial district is a garden commissioned by the British Memorial Garden Trust and given to the city in memory of British and Commonweal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CTG_the-first-huguenot-church-in-new-york-city_New-York-NY.html
The First Huguenot Church in New York City. . . On this site stood the first Huguenot Church in New York City . Église Francaise du Saint-Espirit . 1688-1704 . The Reverend Pierre Peiret, founding pastor . Rededicated by the Huguenot Societ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CT9_alfred-sprague-bard_New-York-NY.html
Alfred Sprague Bard . December 19, 1866 - March 25, 1963 . 25 Broad Street, originally the Broad Street Exchange Building . . For over 60 years, from 1901 to 1963, Albert S. Bard practiced law and pursued his civic activities from his office h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CQH_brooklyn-battery-tunnel_New-York-NY.html
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Manhattan Plaza. Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel . Manhattan Plaza . Longest Underwater Vehicular Tunnel in North America . 9,117 feet in length . Opened May 25th, 1950 . Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CQG_giovanni-da-verrazzano_New-York-NY.html
Giovanni Da Verrazzano. . . In April 1524 the Florentine-born navigator Verrazzano led the French caravel La Dauphine to the discovery of the Harbor of New York and named these shores Angouleme in honor of Francis I King of France …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CO0_history-of-new-pier-1_New-York-NY.html
History of New Pier 1. . History of New Pier One . . New Pier 1 was designed by General George B. Mc Clellan (of Civil War Fame), first Engineer-in-Chief of the Department of Docks. It was constructed between 1872 and 1877 as part of a larger ma…
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