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Edgar Allan Poe Cottage Built around 1812, this hi

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
Built around 1812, this historic site in the New York City borough of The Bronx is famous for being the final home of Edgar Allan Poe. He moved to the cottage with his wife and mother-in-law in 1846, when the area was the remote and rural Village of Fordham, which was at that time a part of Westchester County. They moved to the rural cottage because Poe’s wife, Virginia, was battling tuberculosis. One year later, she lost the battle and died here at the cottage. Her death left Poe unstable and only two years later, he died under mysterious circumstances in Baltimore.
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It's time to fess up.. The legend of the Dunderber

It's time to fess up..
The legend of the Dunderberg goblin is absolutely real, BUT there was no SS Cornell that capsized and this face in the sky is from a Harry Potter movie. April Fools! 😜

Dunderberg One of the Hudson Valley’s most famou

Dunderberg
One of the Hudson Valley’s most famous folkloric figures is the Goblin King of Dunderberg. “Dunderberg,” which translates from Dutch as “thunder mountain” is the mountain that stands at the southern entrance of the Hudson Highlands. As Washington Irving would later attest, Dutch sailors feared the mountain for the howling winds and thunder claps that echoed from its steep walls. They believed a malevolent goblin lived atop the Dunderberg with a cohort of imps. In order to achieve safe passage, sailors would have to tip their hats to the Goblin King before passing before his mountain. On January 19, 1956, many reconsidered if the legend might be true when a photographer captured a widely circulated image of a face amidst the clouds over Dunderberg. The eerie appearance coincided with heavy winds that capsized a passing ship below. Maybe the captain failed to tip his hat to the Goblin King..
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Philipse Manor Hall "Westchester’s Oldest Buildi

Philipse Manor Hall
"Westchester’s Oldest Building"
The wealthy Dutch merchant couple of Frederick Philipse and Margaret Hardenbroeck had this house built around 1682 as a stopover point within their vast estate that encompassed all of Yonkers and much of lower Westchester. In succeeding generations, it would become the primary family residence, but in November of 1776, five months after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Frederick Philipse III, along with 200 contemporaries, signed a document pledging their allegiance to the British crown. Branded a traitor, Philipse’s arrest was ordered by George Washington, so he fled to British occupied New York. As a result, his lands were confiscated by the state and sold at a public auction. By the late 19th century, after the house had switched many hands, it became Yonker’s first City Hall and would later be acquired by the state. Since 1908, it has been operated by New York State as a museum that offers exhibits, events, and more.

St. John the Evangelist Church One of Schenectady

St. John the Evangelist Church
One of Schenectady’s most iconic structures is this gothic church that was designed by pastor, Monsignor John L. Reilly. Reilly had traveled through Europe, where he drew inspiration from the cathedrals he saw there. Working with the architect, Edward Loth, the church was built using Medina sandstone brought down by barge on the Erie Canal. St. John the Evangelist Church opened on Valentine's Day 1904.

Then/Now Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire On March

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
On March 25, 1911, one of the most infamous incidents in American industrial history occurred after a dropped cigarette started a fire on the eighth floor of this building. The 200 sewing operators on the floor above scrambled to escape as the fire quickly spread around them. The stairwell commonly used to exit was blocked by fire and smoke, so many filed out the window onto a fire escape before their weight caused it to break off of the building, sending them falling to their deaths. The small elevator was crammed with as many as could fit, making 4 trips before breaking down. The last exit for escape was a stairwell that led down to the street, but was locked shut to prevent stealing. Trapped and too far up to be reached by the fireman’s ladders, many jumped to their deaths. In the aftermath, 146 people were dead from either the fire and smoke, falling down the elevator shaft, or falling to the sidewalk. Most of the victims were Italian or Jewish immigrant women aged 14 to 23. The tragic event led to a huge outcry over the working conditions that had caused the fire and prevented escape. Following the event and protests, New York State would enact legislation to safeguard the health and safety of workers. These laws would end up serving as models for national labor and safety reform.
Today, the building still stands and is part of the NYU campus.

Then/Now Hopper-Goetschius House #outofstatesaturd

Then/Now
Hopper-Goetschius House
#outofstatesaturday
A well preserved 18th century Dutch Colonial house that was built in 1739 by Abraham Hopper. Since 1985, the house has belonged to the borough of Upper Saddle River. The Upper Saddle River Historical Society now uses the house as a museum.

Then/Now Abraham Glen House In the 17th century, S

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Abraham Glen House
In the 17th century, Scotsman, Alexander Lindsay Glen, bought land from the Mohawks and named it Scotia, Latin for “Scotland.” This Dutch Colonial timber frame house was built around 1730 on the banks of the Mohawk River for Alexander’s grandson, Abraham. Glen descendants would own it until 1842 when the Collins family bought it and transformed the surrounding property in Collins Park. By 1925, the village had acquired the property and in 1930, opened a library in the old house that still operates today.

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