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|   101 - Ann Van Name - Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, New York
in Headstones of Centenarians Centenarian Ann Maria Van Name was born on April 11th, 1827 and lived to be one hundred and one years old. Ann Maria Van Name is interred with her husband at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond County, Staten Island. posted by:  moelsla location: New York date approved: 04/13/2024 last visited: 04/18/2024 |
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|  Voorlezer's House - NYC NY
in Former Schools The Voorzlezer's House is the oldest known schoolhouse in America. It was built before 1696, and the date of the patent on which it is located is 1680. posted by: nomadwillie location: New York date approved: 09/27/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW7.2 km |  Voorlezer's House - NYC NY
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Voorzlezer's House is the oldest known schoolhouse in America. It was built before 1696, and the date of the patent on which it is located is 1680. posted by: nomadwillie location: New York date approved: 09/23/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW7.4 km |  Staten Island Lighthouse
in Coastal Lighthouses Since 1912, this lighthouse has been the pride and joy of Staten Island. The lighthouse resembles something you would see while sailing along the coast of Maine, not 141 feet above New York's Lower Bay. The buff-colored bricks that shape the 90 foot octagonal structure and the large brackets beneath the tower make the Staten Island Lighthouse an architectural beauty. posted by:  chstress53 location: New York date approved: 11/03/2005 last visited: 06/18/2011 |
 view galleryN8.7 km |  South Beach Dolphin Fountain
in Fountains A fountain of dolphins at the South Beach entrance, Staten Island, NY posted by: GeocacherNY location: New York date approved: 09/20/2005 last visited: 11/23/2014 |
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|  Sandy Hook Point Lookout
in Look-Out Towers Sandy Hook Point Lookout. posted by: RMR45 location: New Jersey date approved: 08/23/2008 last visited: 08/20/2008 |
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|  Bayshore Watch & Jewelry Indian, Keansburg, NJ
in Cigar Store Indians On the westbound side of Route 36 in Keansburg, New Jersey, Bayshore Watch and Jewelry buys "Anything of Interest". posted by: 94RedRover location: New Jersey date approved: 08/25/2008 last visited: 06/07/2009 |
 view gallerySE9.5 km |  Gateway National Recreation Area-Sandy Hook
in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations Gateway is a large diverse urban park with 27,000 acres spanning Sandy Hook in N.J. and Jamaica Bay and Staten Island in N.Y posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 12/25/2019 last visited: 02/07/2022 |
 view gallerySE9.5 km |  United States Coast Guard Station - Sandy Hook NJ
in Military Installations The U.S Coast Guard Station Sector New York Detachment Sandy Hook had assigned to them the USCGC Bainbridge Island and USCGC Sailfish. I took the photos of these cutters on October 12, 2009. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/16/2023 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE9.5 km |  Fort Hancock - Highland NJ
in Historic Forts Fort Hancock was decommissioned as an active U.S. Army installation in 1974. It is now part of the National Parks of New York Harbor under the National Park System. A museum is located at Sandy Point Gateway NRA. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/14/2023 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE9.5 km |  Fort Hancock-Coastal Defenses of Sandy Hook - Highlands NJ
in Signs of History Fort Hancock-Sandy Hook has been fortified to defend New York Harbor for more than two centuries. By the 1890s, concrete gun batteries were constructed to defend against long-range naval cannon. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/11/2023 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE9.8 km |  Rodman Gun - Highland NJ
in U.S. Civil War Sites Rodman Gun-Developed in the Civil War era, this type of 20-inch gun gave the U.S. the largest muzzle-loading cannon ever made. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 07/02/2023 last visited: 07/02/2023 |
 view gallerySE9.8 km |  Rodman Gun-Fort Hancock - Highlands NJ
in Static Artillery Displays Rodman Gun-Developed in the Civil War era, this type of 20-inch gun gave the U.S. the largest muzzle-loading cannon ever made. At the same time, however, rifled guns were being developed which made all smoothbore cannon obsolete. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/11/2023 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE9.8 km |  LARGEST - Muzzle-loading Cannon-Rodman Gun-Fort Hancock - Highlands NJ
in Superlatives Rodman Gun-Developed in the Civil War era, this type of 20-inch gun gave the U.S. the largest muzzle-loading cannon ever made. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/12/2023 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE9.8 km | Rodman Gun-Fort Hancock - Highlands NJ in Signs of History Rodman Gun-Developed in the Civil War era, this type of 20-inch gun gave the U.S. the largest muzzle-loading cannon ever made. At the same time, however, rifled guns were being developed which made all smoothbore cannon obsolete. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/11/2023 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.1 km |  Fort Hancock - Highlands NJ
in Official Local Tourism Attractions Fort Hancock played a key role in harbor defense and navigation since 1764 when the Sandy Hook Lighthouse (the oldest operating lighthouse in America) was built. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/12/2023 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km |  Sandy Hook Lighthouse - Sandy Hook, New Jersey
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Sandy Hook Light is located near the tip of peninsula in northeast New Jersey that juts northward into lower New York Harbor. posted by:  neoc1 location: New Jersey date approved: 06/15/2018 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km |  Sandy Hook Light - Sandy Hook, New Jersey
in Philatelic Photographs Sandy Hook Light is located near the tip of peninsula in northeast New Jersey that juts northward into lower New York Harbor. posted by: neoc1 location: New Jersey date approved: 10/03/2012 last visited: 09/08/2010 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km | Sandy Hook Lighthouse - Highlands NJ in Landlocked Lighthouses In 1764, the lighthouse stood just 500 feet from the tip of Sandy Hook. Ocean currents continued to move sand up the coast, extending the tip further out into the harbor. The lighthouse now stands about one and one half miles from the northern end. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 01/11/2023 last visited: 01/10/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km | Sandy Hook Lighthouse in Coastal Lighthouses This is the oldest working lighthouse in the USA, built in 1764. It's fixed light is visible for 19 miles. posted by: chstress53 location: New Jersey date approved: 10/06/2005 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km | Sandy Hook Light - Highlands NJ in Signs of History This light was completed in 1764 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the United States. New York merchants petitioned their assembly to raise money for the light by lotteries and tonnage taxes on ships entering New York. posted by: Don.Morfe location: New Jersey date approved: 09/19/2020 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km |  Sandy Hook Lighthouse Finial - Sandy Hook, NJ
in U.S. Benchmarks The top of this historic lighthouse serves as a benchmark. posted by: Ernmark location: New Jersey date approved: 07/07/2012 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km |  Sandy Hook Lighthouse - Highlands, NJ
in Lighthouse Passport Stamps Located at the intersection of Hudson and Mercer Roads. posted by: flyingmoose location: New Jersey date approved: 06/03/2021 last visited: 05/14/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km |  NJ's oldest lighthouse still burns brightly at Sandy Hook - Sandy Hook, NJ
in News Article Locations Sandy Hook Light, built in 1764, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. posted by: Metro2 location: New Jersey date approved: 07/03/2015 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE10.3 km |  Sandy Hook - Middletown, New Jersey
in Wikipedia Entries Sandy Hook is a 6-mile sand barrier forming a peninsular on the New jersey coast which now serves as a National Park...but formerly served as a military bastion. posted by: Metro2 location: New Jersey date approved: 02/04/2014 last visited: 01/11/2023 |
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