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A Minute of History

Brooklyn Bridge Designer John Roebling’s Other Bridges
John Roebling the engineer and architect of the Brooklyn Bridge …Read More »
Hamilton and Burr Together One Week Before the Duel
On July 4, 1804, one week before the infamous duel, …Read More »
Brooklyn Bridge Fallout Shelter
In 2006, as the city was performing an inspection of …Read More »
21 Elephants on the Brooklyn Bridge
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Olmsted: Service & Art
Frederick Law Olmsted, the co-designer of Central Park believed that …Read More »

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Happy Presidents’ Day—Historic sites along the

Happy Presidents’ Day—Historic sites along the Culper Spy Ring trail in Setauket and Stony Brook, New York #revolutionarywar #oysterbay #roberttownsend #raynhamhall #raynhamhallmuseum #johnandre #majorjohnandre #setauket #amcturn #turnamc #culpeper #johnsimcoe #culperspyring #culper #abrahamwoodhull #benjamintallmadge #georgewashington #marywoodhull #setauketny #stonybrook #revolutionarywar #presidentsday #newyorkhistory #eastsetauket

Peter Williams, Sr. Born enslaved, became a sexto

Peter Williams, Sr. Born enslaved, became a sexton at John Street Methodist Church, a Patriot during the Revolutionary War, was sold to the church for 40 pounds. He purchased his freedom from the church in 1785. In 1796, Williams along with other African Americans would break away and start their own church in New York City called the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Their first church named “Zion” is built in 1800. Williams trained as a tobacconist establishes a business which enabled him to buy a house with his wife Mary in 1808. Their son Peter Williams, Sr. helped found the St. Philip's African Church in New York in 1808 as well as “Freedom’s Journal,” the first African American newspaper in the United States both here in New York City. Visit the John Street Church. #johnstreet #johnstreetmethodist #johnstreetmethodistchurch #lowermanhattan #lowermanhattannyc #nyc #newyorkcity #revolutionarywar #newyork #battleofgoldenhill #georgewashington #peterwilliams #peterwilliamssr #peterwilliamsjr #amezion #amezionchurch #africanmethodistepiscopalchurch #africanmethodistepiscopal #methodist #methodistchurch #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #americanhistory #nyc #newyorkcity #newyorkcityhistory

The oldest Methodist Church in the United States i

The oldest Methodist Church in the United States is in Lower Manhattan—the John Street Methodist Church. Beginning in 1766, the first church was built on the site in 1768 (the large building seen in the painting). The third and current church from 1841(!) is a very special an inviting church, impressive for its history, architecture, and the knowledgeable and generous Reverend Stefanie Bennett. There are great historical objects inside, some of which are seen in the photos including the founder John Wesley’s clock, that he gifted to the church in 1769, and the original 1767 pulpit. The enslaved Peter Williams, Sr., a sexton, was eventually purchased by the church and sold him his freedom for 40 pounds, towards the end of the Revolutionary War. An abolitionist, he along with other African Americans, goes on to start the AME Zion Church in New York City. More about him later. #johnstreet #johnstreetmethodist #johnstreetmethodistchurch #lowermanhattan #lowermanhattannyc #nyc #newyorkcity #revolutionarywar #newyork #battleofgoldenhill #georgewashington #peterwilliams #peterwilliamssr #peterwilliamsjr #amezion #amezionchurch #africanmethodistepiscopalchurch #africanmethodistepiscopal #methodist #methodistchurch #stefaniebennett #johnstreetunitedmethodistchurch

A fragment of George Washington’s tooth at Fraun

A fragment of George Washington’s tooth at Fraunces Tavern- and not made of wood! #georgewashington #mountvernon #presidentsday #happypresidentday #happypresidentsday #frauncestavernmuseum #frauncestavern #dentist #dentistry

Raynham Hall, Oyster Bay family home of Revolution

Raynham Hall, Oyster Bay family home of Revolutionary war Culper Spy Ring member Robert Townsend. British Colonel John Simcoe, commander of the Queens Rangers, used it as headquarters during war. Major John Andre visited him there before his plot to take over West Point was discovered. Fans of the book “Washington’s Spies” and AMC show “Turn” know them. The house is now a museum with a lot of history. #revolutionarywar #oysterbay #roberttownsend #raynhamhall #raynhamhallmuseum #johnandre #majorjohnandre #setauket #amcturn #turnamc #culpeper #johnsimcoe #culperspyring #culper #abrahamwoodhull #benjamintallmadge #georgewashington #marywoodhull #setauketny

Setauket Burial Site of Revolutionary War Culper S

Setauket Burial Site of Revolutionary War Culper Spy Ring member Abraham Woodhull aka Culper, Sr. and his wife Mary Woodhull. Fans of the book “Washington’s Spies” and AMC show “Turn” know them. This is in the graveyard of the Setauket United Methodist Church. #revolutionarywar #setauket #amcturn #turnamc #culpeper #culperspyring #culper #abrahamwoodhull #benjamintallmadge #georgewashington #marywoodhull #setauketny

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Boston Harbor #boston #revolutionarywar #bostonhar

Boston Harbor #boston #revolutionarywar #bostonharbor #bostonseaport #sailboston #sonsofliberty

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Rotunda Alexa

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Rotunda Alexander Hamilton #uscustom #uscustomhouse #customhouse #nyc #newyorkcity #lowermanhattan #lowermanhattannyc #lowermanhattannyc #downtownmanhattan #nycwalkingtours #revolutionarywar #georgewashington #hamilton #alexanderhamilton

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Fall foliage around the Central Park Pool #nyc #n

Fall foliage around the Central Park Pool #nyc #newyork #newyork_instagram #newyorkcity #centralpark #robertmoses #centralparkconservancy

The Pool in Central Park - part of the “gallery

The Pool in Central Park - part of the “gallery of mental pictures” #nyc #newyork #newyork_instagram #newyorkcity #centralpark #robertmoses #centralparkconservancy

Chrysanthemums in Full Bloom #nyc #newyork #newyo

Chrysanthemums in Full Bloom #nyc #newyork #newyork_instagram #newyorkcity #centralpark #robertmoses #centralparkconservancy

Alexander Hamilton Statue - Boston #boston #bosto

Alexander Hamilton Statue - Boston #boston #bostoncommon #bostoncommons #emeraldnecklace #emeraldnecklaceparks #emeraldnecklaceconservancy #fredericklawolmsted #revolutionarywar #georgewashington #hamilton #alexanderhamilton #olmstedparks

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Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site - Ho

Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site - House and Offices in Brookline, MA #centralpark #prospectpark #brookline #olmstedparks #fredericklawolmstednationalhistoricsite #fredericklawolmsted #fairsted #calvertvaux

Battle of Brooklyn Day at Green-Wood Cemetery #bat

Battle of Brooklyn Day at Green-Wood Cemetery #battleofbrooklyn #greenwoodcemetery #brooklyn #nyc #newyork #newyorkcity #revolutionarywar #georgewashington #brooklynheights #battleoflongisland

Benjamin Tallmadge’s diary opened to the descrip

Benjamin Tallmadge’s diary opened to the description of Washington’s Farewell at Fraunces Tavern on December 4, 1783. “The simple thought that we were then about to part from the man who had conducted us through a long and bloody war, and under whose conduct the glory and independence of our country had been achieved, and that we should see his face no more in this world, seemed to me utterly insupportable.” The Tavern is celebrating 300 years of history and the restaurant is celebrating 300 years of drinking #frauncestavern #frauncestavernnyc #frauncestavernrestaurant #frauncestavernmuseum #nyc #financialdistrict #hamilton #georgewashington #newyork #newyorkcity #revolutionarywar #battleofbrooklyn #benjamintallmadge #alexanderhamilton

Emma Stebbins great work. #nyc #newyork #newyork_i

Emma Stebbins great work. #nyc #newyork #newyork_instagram #newyorkcity #centralpark #centralparkconservancy #bethesdafountain #bethesdaterrace