The Battle of Harlem Heights
Tag Archives: American Revolutionary War
From Weekquaeskeek To “Point Of Rocks,” St. Nicholas Avenue’s Amazing History
Untappedcities.com reports that St. Nicholas Avenue that extends north-south from 111th Street to 193rd Street, St. Nicholas Avenue is, of course, named after that Saint Nicholas, 4th century saint, Greek bishop of the once important Lycian city Myra (now called Demre, Turkey), and the inspiration for today’s Westernized St. Nick, also known as Santa Claus. Continue Reading →
Alexander Hamilton At Battle Of Harlem Heights, NY 1757–1804
A painting of Alexander Hamilton during the American Revolutionary War, at the Battle of Harlem Heights in New York on September 16, 1776. Continue Reading →
Harlem Cove Manhattanville New York, Pre-1800
Harlem Cove today is Manhattanville. Manhattanville sits in a valley formerly called Moertje David’s Vly (“Mother David’s Valley”; in Dutch, Vly is short for vallei, or “valley”) during the Dutch Colonial period and as Harlem Cove during the English Colonial period. Continue Reading →
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem, NY (Photos)
These great photographs by Sharon Cuff at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, New York on Tuesday, July 31st, 2015. Continue Reading →