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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT5C_the-churchyard_New-York-NY.html
After September 11th, debris from the collapse of the World Trade Center covered the streets of lower Manhattan. Soot, papers, computer monitors, window blinds, and other items from the towers filled St. Paul's churchyard. The churchyard re-opened…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT5B_historic-st-pauls-chapel_New-York-NY.html
Welcome to Historic St. Paul's ChapelEstablished in 1766 Manhattan's Oldest Public Building in Continuous Use——-Witness to The Great Fire of 1776——-Host to George Washington on Inauguration Day——-Survivor of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRPU_foley-square-before-1600_New-York-NY.html
[ Marker #1 ]For thousands of years this land was inhabited by the Lenape people. They belonged to tribes or clans symbolized by the wolf, the turtle or the turkey. These three animals also represented the three key elements on which the Lenape pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMROQ_joseph-pulitizer_New-York-NY.html
Near this spot stoodThe New York World Buildingwhose publisherJoseph Pulitizerupheld the highest traditionsof American journalism.* ? ? * ? ? * An immigrant,he rose to fame and fortuneand never in the processlost the common touch.1954
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRON_horace-greeley_New-York-NY.html
As founder of New York Tribune - whose headquarters were located opposite City Hall Park on Park Row - Horace Greeley set new standards for integrity in American journalism. Greeley's editorials addressed the social and political issues of his era…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMROJ_foley-square_New-York-NY.html
Foley Square is named for Thomas F. "Big Tom" Foley (1852-1925), a prominent Democratic Party leader from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Foley left school at the age of thirteen to support his widowed mother, working for a period as a blacksmit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRL3_civic-center_New-York-NY.html
Municipal government long ago spilled out of City Hall to create the surrounding Civic Center. Today, Chambers Street and Foley Square are lined with white granite and marble civic buildings. The sumptuous lobby of the Surrogate's Court at 31 Cha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQK2_new-york-county-lawyers-association_New-York-NY.html
This building of Vermont marble and limestone known as the home of law was designed by Cass Gilbert in Georgian style and completed in 1930. The auditorium is modeled after the main chamber of Independence Hall in Philadelphia
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJQ_surrogates-court_New-York-NY.html
Completed in 1907 by the firm of Morgan and Slattere and based on earlier design by John R Holmes, this building displays the grandeur of scale and eclection design associated with the Beaux Arts style. The figural scuplture depicting the stage's …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNIZ_dc-37-september-11-2001-memorial_New-York-NY.html
In memory of the DC37 members who perished on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade CenterThe Rev Mychal Judge, chaplain, Local 299Carlos Lillo, paramedic, Local 2507Ricardo Quinn, EMS Lieutenant, Local 3621Chet Louie, OTB betting clerk, Local 202…
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