The Place Names Of Westchester County New York
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The Place Names Of Westchester County New York
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Author : Richard M. Lederer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Place Names Of Westchester County New York written by Richard M. Lederer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The United States
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Author : Henry Gannett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1905
The Origin Of Certain Place Names In The United States written by Henry Gannett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1905 with Names, Geographical categories.
Downstate New York Rock Walks
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Author : C. Russell Dunn
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2023-11-01
Downstate New York Rock Walks written by C. Russell Dunn and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-01 with Science categories.
Downstate New York Rock Walks is both a hiking guidebook and a history book, calling attention to some of downstate New York's most spectacular and historic rocks: balanced rocks, perched rocks, rock shelters, talus caves, glacial potholes, split rocks, rock profiles, historic rocks, and massive, larger-than-life boulders. Many large glacial erratics have a history going back thousands of years to when they were moved to their present location by advancing glaciers. Many served as points of navigational reference at a time when the landscape was featureless and heavily forested, and still others were ceremonial sites for Native Americans. Rock shelters and talus caves have also been used for thousands of years by Native Americans and Europeans seeking refuge from the elements. It is important that these amazing natural wonders of stone be remembered and recorded before they are lost to collective memory or destroyed by the encroachment of civilization. Providing precise GPS location information along with length and degree of difficulty for each hike, Downstate New York Rock Walks will appeal to casual hikers, serious rock explorers, historians, geologists, and anyone wishing to explore some of nature’s greatest wonders within the reach of the lower Hudson River valley.
Naming Gotham The Villains Rogues Heroes Behind New York S Place Names
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Author : Rebecca Bratspies
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2023-01-23
Naming Gotham The Villains Rogues Heroes Behind New York S Place Names written by Rebecca Bratspies and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-23 with History categories.
The Van Wyck, the Major Deegan, the Jackie Robinson, the Hutch, the Merritt, FDR Drive, or the Henry Hudson...you might drive them regularly, without really noticing that those road names are, well, names. But, who were these people? New York City's many roads, bridges, neighborhoods and institutions bear the names of a colorful assortment of people from key periods in the city's history. Learning about the people iconic Gotham landmarks are named for is a unique window into the history of the greatest city in the world. Author Rebecca Bratspies takes readers on a place-based, intimate, historical journey on a human scale.
Bulletin Of The United States Geological Survey
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1902
Bulletin Of The United States Geological Survey written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1902 with Geology categories.
Manhattan To Minisink
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Author : Robert S. Grumet
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2013-06-26
Manhattan To Minisink written by Robert S. Grumet and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Drivers exiting the New Jersey Turnpike for Perth Amboy, and map readers marveling at all the places in Pennsylvania named Lackawanna, need no longer wonder how these names originated. Manhattan to Minisink provides the histories of more than five hundred place names in the Greater New York area, including the five boroughs, western Long Island, the New York counties north of the city, and parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Robert S. Grumet, a leading ethnohistorian specializing in the region’s Indian peoples, draws on his meticulous research and deep knowledge to determine the origins of Native, and Native-sounding, place names. Grumet divides his encyclopedic entries into two parts. The first comprises an alphabetical listing of nearly 340 Indian place names preserved in colonial records, located by county and state. Each entry includes the name’s language of origin, if known, and a brief discussion of its etymology, including its earliest known occurrence in written records, the history of its appearance on maps, and the name’s current status. The book’s second section presents nearly 200 place names that, though widely believed to be of Indian origin, are “imports, inventions, invocations, or impostors.” Mistranslations are abundant in place names, and Grumet has ferreted out the mistakes and deceptions among home-grown colonial etymologies that New Yorkers have accepted for centuries. Complete with a concise history of Greater New York, a discussion of the region’s naming practices, a useful timeline, and four maps, this is an invaluable resource both for scholars and for readers who want a more intimate knowledge of the place where they live or visit.
History Of Westchester County New York Volume 1
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Author : Frederic Shonnard
language : en
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Release Date : 2021-03-23
History Of Westchester County New York Volume 1 written by Frederic Shonnard and has been published by Jazzybee Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-23 with History categories.
Long before this work, here in an edition containing three volumes, two of them of biographical nature, was first published, the authors cherished the hope that it could be a genuine narrative history of the county and wanted to be personally instrumental in achieving so important a result. Their attention was especially directed to the matter by their observations during their connection with the schools, from which they became convinced of the extremely elementary character of the general knowledge of this county's history, even in relation to the Revolution, whereof, indeed, anything like a well-coordinated understanding is most exceptional among the people, and quite incapable of being taught to the young because of the unsuitability for that purpose of all books heretofore published that bear on the subject. In formulating the plan for the present work they had fundamentally in view a lucid continuous narrative, thorough in its treatment of the outlines of the subject and reasonably attentive to local details without extending to minuteness. These lines have been followed throughout. This is volume one out of three.
Lessons Out Of School
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Author : Nancy C. Russell
language : en
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-08
Lessons Out Of School written by Nancy C. Russell and has been published by Archway Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
I share unexpected insights from youthful and adult loves, addictions and adventures.
Croton Point Park Westchester S Jewel On The Hudson
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Author : Scott Craven and Caroline Ranald Curvan
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-08
Croton Point Park Westchester S Jewel On The Hudson written by Scott Craven and Caroline Ranald Curvan and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08 with History categories.
Less than an hour by train from New York City... Croton Point Park encapsulates the history, beauty and promise of the Hudson Valley. The Westchester County Park encompasses miles of Hudson River shoreline with astonishing views and remnants of the region's past. Incredible shell mounds shed light on the Native peoples who inhabited the area generations prior to European colonization. The remains of the first commercial vineyards in the Northeast are just steps away from historic brickyards that helped build Manhattan. The Point served as a dumping ground for years until local efforts restored the park into a model of environmental conservation. Today, bald eagles have returned to nest alongside visitors exploring remarkable landmarks, sailing the waters of the Hudson or enjoying a scenic picnic. Authors Scott Craven and Caroline Ranald Curvan present Westchester's crown jewel, Croton Point Park.
History Of Westchester County
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Author : John Thomas Scharf
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
History Of Westchester County written by John Thomas Scharf and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Bronx (New York, N.Y.) categories.