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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
The Chrysler Building is regarded as one of America's greatest buildings, and the Chrysler Building is often on the cover of architectural books and magazines.
Hamilton Farm is an equestrian landmark in a secluded section of Gladstone in the heart of the fox-hunting country of New Jersey. This beautiful landmark stable is the home of The United States Equestrian Team.
Vail Commons is a new apartment building located on Prospect Street in downtown Morristown New Jersey.
During the 1950s Buick was the third best selling car in America after Chevy and Ford. The thing that upsets me about this car being here is that this is the car my dad had when I got my license. Isn't it too new to be in a museum?
Mount Tabor's status as a municipality continued until December 31, 1979, when, as a result of a lawsuit brought against Ocean Grove regarding separation of church and state, the New Jersey Supreme Court took away most municipal powers from Mount Tabor and Ocean Grove. The state supreme court forced each community to become officially incorporated into the neighboring municipalities of Parsippany-Troy Hills and Neptune Township, respectively. Since then, the remaining municipal duties were transferred to Parsippany.
In 1976, the entire city of Cape May was officially designated a National Historic Landmark. It is the only city in the United States wholly designated as such. That designation is intended to ensure the architectural preservation of these buildings.
This statue depicts an American Solider liberating a survivor of a German Camp at the end of World War II
The Blessed Virgin is shown seated with the child Jesus on her lap. The Latino community presented it to St. Patrick’s in 1985 to mark the 135th anniversary of the parish. Our Lady of Providence is the Patroness of Puerto Rico
A high concentration of highrise office and residential buildings in the city are located near Exchange Place along the Hudson Waterfront which since the 1990s has overtaken Journal Square as Hudson County's major business district
Originally named Cinderella's Carousel, this Magic Kingdom staple was built in 1917 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. It was bought by Walt Disney in 1967.
On either side are a fireman's helmet and a police officer's hat. Off to the left is a teenage boy holding a lantern and gazing toward the skyline with the words Remembrance and Rebirth on the pedestal.
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Located on the shores of the Hudson River in Jersey City, Liberty State Park has breathtaking views of the New York Harbor, The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and is an important place for wildlife in this urban environment.
The Jersey Shore resort communities on the peninsula include Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright. On the inner side of the estuary, the community of Rumson on the end of the peninsula separating the Shrewsbury and Navesink estuaries is among the wealthiest communities in the United States.
This historic Mill located on Route 24 in Chester, New Jersey was erected in 1826 on the site of an earlier mill. In the 1970's the Morris County Park Commission restored the site, including the waterwheel. It is one of the few water-powered mills still operating in New Jersey.
Van Vorst Park is a square in downtown Jersey City that is surrounded by beautiful Brownstones that date back to the late 1800's and early 1900's. It is a beautiful historic area..
In 1972 a fire destroyed this church leaving only the tower and front wall. Subsequently, the church was rebuilt; the tower and front wall were reconstructed using stone from the third church. The present church was re-consecrated in 1974
Created in 1934 by Walt Disney (developed by Jack Hannah and a few others), Donald Duck is Mickey's sidekick. He has the personality of irritable human with a speech impediment. He can often be found wearing a sailor suit without pants. When he comes out of the shower, however, he must tie a towel around his waist.
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...
Mount Tabor was founded as a Methodist camp meeting ground, the site where a camp meeting was held for 10 days or so each summer. Today, Mount Tabor is a very special community. It has an historic heritage that is being proudly preserved. It is a community full of good will and good neighbors.
Want to see the New York Harbor up close? The Staten Island Ferry serves commuters traveling between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan, but visitors looking to see New York City's working waterfront, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will enjoy the free ride across the New York Harbor.
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Spanning the Kill Van Kull the Bayonne Bridge is the third longest steel arch bridge in the world. It opened on November 15, 1931 and connects Bayonne New Jersey to Staten Island. You may remember it being destroyed in the movie War of the Worlds.
The fourth floor murals in the Hudson County's William J. Brennan Court House in Jersey City, NJ. This mural on the Baldwin Avenue side of the rotunda is a depiction of General Wahington at Fort Lee.
On 12 December 1776, Congress converted Elisha Sheldon's militia regiment into the Regiment of Light Dragoons. In March 1777, Washington established the Corps of Continental Light Dragoons consisting of four regiments of six troops and 280 men each. Many problems faced the light dragoon regiments, including the inability of recruiting to bring the units to authorized strength, shortage of suitable cavalry weapons and horses, and lack of uniformity among troopers in dress and discipline. Congress appointed the Polish revolutionary and professional soldier Count Casimir Pulaski to train them as an offensive strike force during winter quarters of 1777–78 at Trenton, New Jersey.
The North Shore Esplanade Extension provides handsome access to the waterfront, a public artwork that is drawing art lovers from the other four boroughs and an addition to an esplanade that, if completed, will offer a range of architectural, scenic and historic destinations that even the Battery Park City Esplanade cannot match.
These Guns were used as part of the Harbor Defense of the Delaware. Originally built as a World War II concrete coastal gun battery with two 6" T2 rapid fire guns mounted on M3 Shielded Barbette Carriages (SBC) placed on either side of an earth covered reinforced concrete support structure. The support structure included six separate shell rooms, two powder rooms, two air compressor/motor generator rooms, a power generating complex, a switchboard room, a plotting room and a latrine.
Located on Jersey City's Hudson River waterfront Newport is a mixed use community consisting of retail, residential, office, and entertainment facilities.
Much of Boulevard East runs parallel to the edge of a sheer escarpment and offers expansive views the phonographic Manhattan skyline.
Weighing 81,120 tons, the Washington Monument stands 555' 5-1/8" tall. The walls of the monument range in thickness from 15' at the base to 18'' at the upper shaft. They are composed primarily of white marble blocks from Maryland with a few from Massachusetts, underlain by Maryland blue gneiss and Maine granite. A slight color change is perceptible at the 150' level near where construction slowed in 1854. Inserted into the interior walls are 193 memorial stones presented by individuals, societies, cities, States, and nations of the world. Attached to in independent iron framework, flights of 896 steps surround an elevator which takes visitors to the observation level, where they can gaze over the city from the monument's pyramidion windows.
One of the great watering holes at the Jersey Shore. DJ's, several bars even beach volleyball can be enjoyed at this place
Mrs. Ford used this small room to keep her entire winter supply of flour, dried fruits and vegetables, smoked and dried meats, beans, apples, sauerkraut and salt. Jugs of cider and vinegar, boxes of cheeses and breads, tea, and bags of sugar were stored in this room.
The Carpenter Shop replaced a smaller wooden structure in 1835, the year of the largest expansion at the Howell Works Company. One of the most important structure at the Works, the shop was where the wooden patterns were produced for use on the Casting Shed floor. These wooden patterns, generally made of mahogany because of its durability, were taken by the molders to create the sand molds from which the iron products were cast.
Named after the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, this lake forms the boundary between Ocean Grove and Asbury Park. It features a man-made infrastructure around its entire perimeter consisting of retaining walls and two 1920s vintage concrete foot bridges.
Along the walls at floor level, the Stations of the Cross, fourteen scenes from Jesus' Passion and Death, occupy marble shrines, in a sequence starting on the east wall (right side as you face the altar), front to back, and west wall back to front. These stations were designed by Professor Gonippo Raggi and created in his workshop in Rome.