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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EAH_the-erie-canal_Fultonville-NY.html
The Erie Canal. The Canal That Changed America. Gateway to the West . The Erie Canal was the first major commercially successful connection between the East Coast and the Western Frontier. Known as the "Gateway to the West," the canal helped…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EAA_cobblestone_Red-Creek-NY.html
Cobblestone. . Built 1836 by J.D. Woodford. Used as a select school. Second floor ballroom. Wooden addition on rear used as creamery
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EA9_historic-sodus-point_Sodus-Point-NY.html
Historic Sodus Point. . From 1900 to 1929, the Rochester and Sodus Bay Railroad ran trolleys from Rochester to Sodus Point; a distance of 44 miles. It was known as The Royal Blue Line due to the fact that at first, all the trolley cars were painte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EA8_the-war-of-1812_Sodus-Point-NY.html
The War of 18 12. Bicentennial Peace Garden. The battle of Troupesville (later renamed Sodus Point) was fought at the brow of this hill on the rainy evening of June 19th, 1813. A group of approximately 60 Americans (farmers with no military traini…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EA7_temple-emanu-el_New-York-NY.html
Temple Emanu-el. Landmarks of New York. . This limestone structure, built in 1923-1929, houses a Reform Jewish congregation founded in 1845. The Temple, adjacent Community House and Beth-el Chapel were designed by Robert D. Kohn, Charles Butler …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9Z_history-of-the-hackensack-water-works_Oradell-NY.html
History of the Hackensack Water Works. . . History of the Hackensack Water Works . and Van Buskirk Island in Oradell . The New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company opened on Van Buskirk Island in 1882. The facility supplied the cl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9K_the-erie-canal_Fultonville-NY.html
The Erie Canal. A 19th-Century World Wonder. A Natural Advantage . The Erie Canal was built by taking advantage of a path carved by nature through the eastern Appalachian Mountains. Construction on the Erie Canal began in Rome, New York, on July …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9G_13-15-west-54th-street-houses_New-York-NY.html
13-15 West 54th Street Houses . New York City Designated Landmark . . This pair of town houses was built in 1896-97 for William Murray, a New York businessman, designed in a Renaissance-inspired style by Henry J. Hardenbergh, the houses are a f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9B_the-writers-room_New-York-NY.html
"The Writers' Room". . "The Writers' Room" . Here at City Center, Your Show of Shows came to life each week. Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Howard Morris, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen, Tony Webster, Joe Stein, Danny Sim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9A_thurgood-marshall-and-the-hillburn-schools_Hillburn-NY.html
Thurgood Marshall and the Hillburn Schools. . On this site in 1943, Thurgood Marshall, NAACP Legal Director and later US Supreme Court Justice, led the movement to end racial segregation in Hillburn schools. His petition prompted the New York Stat…