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This beautuful church was used as a hopital during the American Revolution. Washingtom marched passed it when he retreated from New York
Over the entrance of the Morris County Courthouse is a Statue of Justice holding the Scales of Justice representing a balanced judicial system in her left hand and a sword symbolizing protection of individual rights in her right hand. Unlike many of her counterparts she is not blindfolded.
First passage of the Steamer Clermont to Albany on the morning of August 17, 1807. This mural in the Hudson County Court House in Jersey City, New Jersey was created by Kenyon Cox.
The Channel Club has a resort atmosphere with a strong family appeal. It features a heated pool with lifeguards, pool-side snack bar with full beverage service, full service restaurant and banquet facilities. And only a few blocks from the beach.
As with most New Jersey saltbox homes of the 1800s, a clapboard siding is used on the exterior. The structure gets its name from its shape, being similar to an actual saltbox, the type of wooden box then used to hold salt
Shadow Lawn is the largest summer home built in the USA. It was built for the President of F.W. Woolworth and the estate served as the Summer White House for President Wilson.
The Hartley Dodge Memorial houses Madison's borough hall. The marble and granite edifice was dedicated on May 30, 1935 in memory of Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Jr., son of Madison residents Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Sr. and Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, heirs to the Standard Oil fortune. The younger Dodge had died in a car accident in 1930 at the age of 22. Mrs. Dodge donated the building, which is overseen by trustees, to the borough. The Memorial re-opened in 2010 following an extensive two-year renovation
Bay Village and Schooner Wharf in Beach Haven is a fun way to spend a some time shopping or stopping for a large Ice Cream Cone.
The Watchung Stable complex consists of a main barn which houses 99 County and privately owned horses, four riding rings, a show ring and an outside hunter course.
Chapel houses original regimental battle flags going back to the Civil War; and the largest working church organ in the world is there. These flag are important to American History.
Flanking the eastern ends of the bridge and parkway are two pairs of monumental Neo-classical equestrian sculpture on identical pedestals. "The Arts of War" by Leo Friedlander stands at the end of the bridge. In "Valor" on the left, the male equestrian is accompanied by a female striding forward with a shield; in "Sacrifice" a standing female symbolizing the earth looks up to the rider Mars. "The Arts of Peace" by James Earle Fraser flanks the end of the parkway. "Music and Harvest" consists of a winged horse, Pegasus, between a male figure with a bundle of wheat and a sickle and a woman with a harp. In "Aspiration and Literature," another Pegasus is flanked by figures holding a book and a bow. The statues, approximately 17 feet tall are of gilded bronze. They were commissioned in 1925, but were not erected until 1951.
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
On top of massive rock outside of Santiago de
Cuba, Malegris creates bracelets and necklaces
made out of seeds of local fruits and plants.
These windows are dedicated to the following saints Margaret Mary a la Coque, Claude Columbiere, Alfonsus Liquori, Catherine of Sienna, Bonaventure, Peter Canisus, Bernard, and Isaac Joques.
This is the most beautiful of all the Chapels in Sacred Heart Cathedral. It is located directly behind the High Altar.
This Papal Throne was used by Pope Benedict XVI on April 16, 2008 during a visit to The National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception in Washington DC. The Throne is made of American Walnut and has the Papal Crest embroidered on in it the European tradition.
The Bayonne Public Library is a magnificent building built in the Beaux-Art and Classical Revival styles complete with Ionic and Doric columns, and richly ornamented architectural details. In 1903, Andrew Carnegie donated $50,000 for construction of this library. In 1913, Mr. Carnegie gave another $30,000 for its expansion. In 1930 the library needed further expansion, and with a total cost of $300,000, the expansion was completed.
The Church of the Redeemer was founded in Morristown, NJ in 1852. Today it has became one of the largest parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.
This house was built for Israel Canfield, proprietor of Canfield and Wetmore´s General Store near Morristown's first commercial district,
The Vietnam Women's Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War, most of whom were nurses. It serves as a reminder of the importance of women in the conflict. It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded soldier. The woman looking up is named Hope, the woman praying is named Faith, and the woman tending to a wounded soldier is named Charity. It is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and is located on National Mall in Washington D.C.
Martha Washington used their bedroom as a sitting room during the winter and spring of 1780. The 18th Century American Chippendale style is well represented in the mirror and side chairs used by Mrs. Washington during her stay in Morristown
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The Golden Spike 1. The Golden Spike is in Corinne. This is where the two railroads from the east and the west were joined. It ended pioneer days. Corinne is a semi ghost town. More information is at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike .My parents, my brother Dwight and his family, are pictured.
In 1976 Cape May was designated a National Historic Landmark City, only one of five in the U.S.A. This requires Cape May to retain all structures in their original form and design and will insure that Cape May will remain within the architectural guidelines of the Victorian period
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Located on W. Harris, across from Madison Square, this Greek Revival Style home, completed in 1840, was originally owned by Francis Sorrel. It was bought by Henry D. Weed in 1859.
The Rotunda is on the register of National Historic landmark and is noted for its marble and ornate stained glass.
During Washington's use of the house as his headquarters, Mrs. Ford used her dining room as her bedroom . Both she and her daughter Elizabeth stayed here. The mahogany Queen Ann dropleaf table and the Chippendale chairs in the foreground were made between 1760 and 1780.
The Wick House in the Morristown National Historical Park served as the quarters of Major Joseph Bloomfield of the Third New Jersey Regiment during the winter of 1776-1777. Later, it also served as the winter headquarters of General Arthur St. Clair in 1779 through 1780. The Continental Army spent that winter camped on the Wick and Kimbel Farms approximately four miles southwest of Morristown.
Fort Nonsense occupies a high hilltop overlooking Morristown, and is believed to have been the site of a signal fire or smoke signal, along with earthworks. It was originally built at the order of General George Washington in 1777 for use during the American Revolutionary War
The Schudi organ of the Crypt Church is built in the German baroque style of Gottfried Silbermann who was a contemporary and colleague of J. S. Bach. The organ was completed and dedicated in 1987, this two-manual tracker organ boasts 1,355 pipes, with 23 stops and 25 ranks.
The Essex County Court House is a grand example of civic architecture from the American Renaissance period, which expressed a noble vision of the role of the arts in public life. Built in 1906, the courthouse is the work of the renowned Cass Gilbert, architect of the famous Woolworth Building and the U.S. Custom House in Lower Manhattan