New York Tour
The First Lady's Treasures Tour - Newburgh, New York
The First Lady continues her tour in Newburgh, New York, home to the headquarters of President Washington in 1782-83, while he served as commander of the Continental Army, and the Dutch Reformed Church, considered one of the finest Greek Revival style structures in the United States. Both sites are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ... [Read More]
New York State Museum - EXHIBIT OVERVIEW TOURS
Native Peoples of New York Tour ... The Adirondack Park is one of the nation's largest protected natural environments. How did this vast mountain range develop? How did logging, mining and the tourist industry affect the land and its inhabitants? Visit a fishing camp and a 19th century mine. ... New York Metropolis Tour ... [Read More]
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site (National Park Service)
The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site contains "Springwood", the lifelong home of America's only 4-term President. Also on the site is the Presidential Library and Museum, operated by the National Archives. Visitors may enjoy a guided tour of FDR's home, take a self-guided tour of the Museum, or stroll the grounds, gardens, and trails of this 300-acre site. ... [Read More]
Department of Consumer Affairs
By law, all tour guides must take an exam when applying for a license to test their knowledge of historic or public points of interest in and about the City. Under DCA’s proposal, guides would be required to be re-tested if the exam is updated. Any tour guide who currently is licensed by DCA would be allowed to take the new exam for free anytime before March 31, 2004, the next renewal date. All tour guides who apply for a new or renewed license after March 31, 2004 would be required to pay a $50 test fee, along with the $50 license fee. ... [Read More]
New York City Estuary System Tour
On April 28, Bill Schwab, Brad Butman, Rob Thieler , and Ellen Mecray (WHFC) accompanied a number of Reston USGS representatives including Bonnie McGregor, Dave Russ and Pat Leahy on a cruise tour of the New York City estuary system in and around the Gateway National Recreation area. Chris Barton , St. Pete Field Center, organized the tour. The cruise again highlighted results of C&MP seafloor mapping efforts in the New York Bight Apex and along southern Long Island. More information about the purpose and result of this cruise is forthcoming from Chris Barton . ... [Read More]
George Washington
In May 1787, Washington headed the Virginia delegation to the ConstitutionalConvension in Philadelphia and was unanimously elected presiding officer. Hispresence lent prestige to the proceedings, and although he made few directcontributions, he generally supported the advocates of a strong centralgovernment. After the new Constitution was submitted to the states forratification and became legally operative, he was unanimously elected president(1789). The Presidency Taking office (Apr. 30, 1789) in New York City, Washington acted carefully anddeliberately, aware of the need to build an executive structure that couldaccommodate future presidents. Hoping to prevent sectionalism from dividing thenew nation, he toured the New England states (1789) and the South (1791). Anable administrator, he nevertheless failed to heal the widening breach betweenfactions led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of theTreasury Alexander Hamilton. Because he supported many of Hamilton'scontr ... [Read More]
Welcome to Historic Yorktown, Virginia
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Congressman John Sweeney :: Representing the 20th District of New York :: Home Page
Hudson, NY - Rep. John E. Sweeney congratulates Emily McHugh from Ichabod Crane High School in front of her grand prize winning artwork at the Olana State Historic Site Saturday, May 7. Emily’s artwork will be proudly displayed in the Cannon Walkway leading to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., where hundreds of visitors and tourists will have the opportunity to appreciate it on a daily basis. ... [Read More]
MXB Virtual Tour - New York City Department of City Planning
This tour was developed by the Department of City Planning as part of its Malcolm X Boulevard Streetscape Enhancement Project. The project, which extends from West 110th to West 147th Street, seeks to complement the ongoing capital improvements for Malcolm X Boulevard and take advantage of the growing tourist interest in Harlem. The project proposes a program of streetscape and pedestrian space improvements, including new pedestrian lighting, new sidewalk and median landscaping and the provision of pedestrian amenities, such as seating and pergolas. The Department has been working with Cityscape Institute, the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, the New York City Department of Transportation, and the Department of Design and Construction, and has received implementation funds totaling $1.2 million through the federal TEA21 Enhancement Funding program for the proposed pedestrian lighting improvements. ... [Read More]
New York City Department of Sanitation - The Fresh Kill Landfill - A Photographic Tour
Barge Unloading Sunset over Sections 1/9 Payhauler Travels Landfill Roadway Landfill Gas Flaring Station Concrete Crushing Plant Engineering the Landfill Panoramic Vistas Winter Scenes at the Kills Compost Facility Barge Fleet About this Tour ... [Read More]
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