Roe Tavern was built in 1703. It’s where Washington spent the night on April 22, 1790. Austin Roe, the inn keeper, was one of Washington’s spies. Sadly the tavern was destroyed in 1936. The memory of it lives on the form of a historic marker. Historical figures are remembered on the raised relief sculpture on … Read more
The aspiration to create a guide to places reaches back to antiquity. Early efforts were made to name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in guides prepared for Greek tourists between 200 B.C. and 100 B.C. Recent efforts to name the New Seven Wonders of the World culminated in 2007. Among the seven sites … Read more
The historic Church of San Servacio (Iglesia de San Servacio) is located in the heart of Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico. Visible in the background through the trees is the iconic limestone facade and central arched entrance of the colonial-era church, originally constructed in 1545 and rebuilt in the early 1700s. The yellow-and-white stone pillars topped with … Read more
Inside the Museum of Natural History is a diorama depicting lower Manhattan around 1660. Peter Stuyvesant, then Governor of New York, is attended by a solider. They are receiving a delegation of Hackensack Indians from what is now Jersey City. On the left are the walls of the northwest bastion of the old fort which … Read more
Potomac River dory boat. When the oystering industry boomed in the years after the Civil War, oystermen working the Potomac and Potuxent Rivers tonged from boats like these. They were bigger than the older boats and had a V-shaped bottom. This means more room for oysters and a more seaworthy boat – traits no doubt … Read more
Drink Cheerwine mural. The Salisbury Railroad Corridor Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The train station that the district is focused on was restored by and is home to the Historic Salisbury Foundation.
MASS MoCA is the jewel of North Adams attracting people in search of contemporary art. Going around town there are ample signs of an emerging arts scene from galleries, to theater, to public art. Mills are an important part of the identity of North Adams. These posters in a door describe several of them – … Read more
The Shakers were first established here in 1787, as their first community in America. This celibate order devoted themselves to “hands to work-hearts to God.” This barrel roof gathering place has triple-hung sash windows with three in the center and one on each end, interspersed by two separate entrances with arched canopy overhead, echoing the … Read more
The Ithaca-Owego Railroad is the second chartered in the state and incorporated June 28, 1828. It crossed the village park to a terminus on the side of Ahwaga Park. The Tioga County Court House was built in 1872. Tioga promotes itself as “the Coolest Small Town in America.” The only problem with a title like … Read more
This pocket park located at 3 East 53rd St was designed by Zion Breen Richardson Associates in 1967. A 20′ high waterfall spans the back of the park.