New York Mansion Tied to Revolution Now Home of Patriot’s Granddaughter
The Harlem hill house near Highbridge, once a wartime hub for Washington and Rochambeau, is now occupied by Emma C. De Voe, granddaughter of the Revolution. Her memoirs recount Andrew Corsa, a Westchester guide, aiding continental forces, with tales of Lafayette, Washington, and Tory danger. the residence preserves relics and memories of a nation’s birth.
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Times Square
Harlem River
Highbridge District
New York Herald-Tribune
England
New York
Washington
Lafayette
Rochambeau
Marquis
Emma C. de Voe
de Voe
Andrew Corsa
Westchester Guides
Cooper
Republic
Marquis de Lafayette
Garret
Harry” Lee
Hudson
Jersey
White House
de Voes
New World
Frederick de Voe
de Véaux
Chauncey de Voe
Mrs. de Voe
Harlem
Fourth of July Reawakens a Quiet Couple’s Holiday
Flora Beebe shuns Seadrift noise to honor a quiet Fourth with Aunt Sarah. A calendar mix up, fireworks and a return to playful youth trigger a rediscovered patriotism as Jim joins the seaside revelry and the couple relives six lost celebrations.
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Jose
Seadrift
Mrs. Beebe
Mrs. Cooper
Jim
Sarah
Flo
Flora Beebe
Flora
James
Beebes
Jim Beebe
Coopers
Mr. Cooper
Western Newspaper Union
Edward Everett View of American Destiny
Edward Everett argues that America should lead by moral force and example. He contrasts the republican quest for liberty with imperial aims, urging peace through persuasion, rights for humanity, and the spread of liberty inspired by the republic.
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Edward Everett
The American's Creed by William Taylor Page
A patriotic declaration asserting belief in government of the people by the people for the people. It emphasizes consent of the governed democracy within a republic and vows to love support obey and defend the United States and its ideals.
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United States of America
The Ashokan Reservoir and its massive waterworks
The Ashokan reservoir was built as a New York water storage project in the Catskills. It required relocating land and people, reinterring graves, and relocating railroads and highways, while delivering purified water to New York City by gravity through a system of aqueducts and tunnels under and across the Hudson.
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Ashokan
City of
New York
Catskill Mountains
Esopus
Catskills
Hudson River
New York Harbor
Battle of Bunker Hill Remembered in Revolutionary War
Detroit News notes in June 1775 Col. William Prescott ordered seize and fortify Bunker Hill as British advance prompted no shots in reply. Officers directed men to hold fire while redcoats saw rifle muzzles, and the famed instruction Dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes emerged.
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William Prescott
Bunker Hill
Detroit
Prescott
Mount Lassen Odyssey and National Park Creation
Lassen Peak, once a quiet relic in Shasta county, erupts suddenly after two centuries of dormancy. Historic blasts send dense smoke, flying rocks, and lava dust over miles, prompting a national response. In 1916 Congress established Lassen Volcanic National Park to preserve the area’s dramatic geology for public enjoyment.
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Shasta County
California
Lassen
Sierra Nevadas
Cascades
United States
Congress
Fit
National Park
Passing Etiquette and Proverbial Wit From The Festival
A humorous sampler notes busy workers lack sleep and disdain for phones. It remarks on church festival scenes with oysters and contrasts bragging with truth. It mentions payback for talking and the irony of self praise. It adds the composer of Kathleen Mavoureen earned $25 for the song.
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Kathleen Mavoureen
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Stand Tory
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Fordham
Morrisania
Greenburg
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Count Dumas
Cornelius Oakley
White Plains
James Oakley
Milesquare
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Lanzon
Yonkers
Bronx
Ps Rp
Elora Beebe
Uncle James
Rome
Greece
William Taylor Page
T. T. Maxey
Pion
Lassen Volcanic National Park
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