Tag: new york
Banners at the Albany Mall Interpret the History of the Underground Railroad in NY
When friends hear that I am going to the Albany Mall, they often think I am going shopping, albeit 180 miles from where I live…
New York City City Hall Civil War Photo Tour-Recruiting and Training the Soldier
Note: This page under construction. Expected completion is Feb. 16, 2023. This well-known drawing shows a recruiting station in City Hall Park in 1864….
New York State Museum Albany
Next to the New York State Museum, on the left in the photo below, is the Corning Tower. You can reach it through the Albany…
New Paltz Rural Cemetery Civil War Monument
Note: This Page is Under Construction. The monument commemorating New Paltz’s Civil War dead is in the town’s New Paltz Rural Cemetery. If you drive…
Roslyn Civil War Monument
The Roslyn Cemetery holds inside it a seemingly ancient statue of a Civil War soldier. While the monument was erected in 1902, the statue was…
Historical Marker Dedicated for General Philippe Régis de Trobriand in Sayville, Long Island, NY
A marker was erected this week in Sayville on Long Island in New York marking where Brevet Major General Philippe Régis de Trobriand is buried…
New Rochelle Civil War Soldier’s Monument Photo Tour
My Photo Tour this week is of the Civil War Soldiers’ Monument in New Rochelle, New York in Westchester County along Long Island Sound. The…
Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled at Rochester Airport
The airport at Rochester, New York unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass last Friday. The airport, Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, is named for…