Knowlton’s Rangers was a reconnaissance and espionage detachment of the Continental Army established by George Washington during the Battle of Harlem Heights on 125th Street in Harlem. Continue Reading →
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New Photographs Taken After The Battle Of Harlem Heights In Harlem New York, 1897
The Battle of Harlem Heights
The Battle Of Harlem Heights NY 1776
The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The action took place in what is now the Morningside Heights and east into the future Harlem neighborhoods of northwestern Manhattan Island in New York Town on September 16, 1776. Continue Reading →
Op-Ed: Co-Located Schools Transformed Into Campus Communities
By NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña
Students learn best when there is collaboration between teachers, school staff and families. Continue Reading →
Christopher Fagan And His Dog Spruce’s “Point Of Rocks,” 128th Street Harlem Home, 1895
Hatching Cat NYC reports that in 1895, 71-year-old Christopher Fagan was alone in the world. All his family and friends had died and he really had no place to call home. Continue Reading →
The Strange Story Of George Washington’s Dentures In Harlem
One of the biggest myths that’s persisted about George Washington over the years (other than that he chopped down a cherry tree and never told a lie) is that he had wooden teeth. 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 →