1809 would turn out to be quite a year. Not only was it the year Lincoln was born but also one of the great American writers, Edgar Allen Poe, was born. Although he is most closely associated with the cities of Richmond and Baltimore, like many writers, Poe spent time in New York where … More Edgar Allan Poe – A New York Writer
This weekend, in 2017, much of the country was quite chilly with many areas experiencing significant snowfalls. The winter of 1887 brought cold winds off the Hudson to New York and severe cold and hardship to much of the Great Plains as well. January of 1887 saw record temperatures of 60 below zero across the … More A Cold January 1887
Today marks the anniversary of the first State of the Union speech given by an American President. Washington fulfilled his constitutional mandate to tell Congress the state of the country at Federal Hall in New York City – our nation’s first capital. Unlike the presidents who would follow him Washington had a delicate task. The … More State of the Union
When most people discuss World War II, they talk about the European theater or the Pacific theater rarely do they discuss the battle that took place right off our eastern shores in the Atlantic. That battle is the subject of an intriguing book, The Mathews Men, that details the sacrifices of the American merchant fleet … More BOOKS: The Mathews Men
Bowery & Canal 