677 passages in 677 source items for “The Cannon Shot That Saved America”

Cannon Ball Time to Harmon Cannon Ball Time to Harmon This post features a historical advertisement from the New York Evening World (June 25, 1907) promoting land sales in Harmon. The ad describes Harmon as "the highest, healthiest, most beautiful…

Portrait of Benedict Arnold Engraving of Benedict Arnold, the American general who conspired to surrender West Point to the British. His treason was exposed when the HMS Vulture was driven from Croton Point by militia cannon fire. Date: 18th century…

…A pipe or cannon lies on the ground in the foreground. Date: 1898 Location: Croton-on-Hudson, NY Type: photograph Subjects: people, drinking well, Croton Point, clothing 1890s Source: DCMNY / New-York Historical Society, Stonebridge Collection License: Public domain

Underhill Vineyard Advertising [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/01/24/underhill-vineyard-advertising/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Underhill Vineyard Advertising [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/01/24/underhill-vineyard-advertising/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Underhill Vineyard Advertising [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/01/24/underhill-vineyard-advertising/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Croton Point, 1875 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/03/06/croton-point-1875/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Croton Area, 1864 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/04/27/croton-area-1864/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Croton Point, 1930 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/04/30/croton-point-1930/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

…showing the Hudson River looking north toward Croton Point. Havell, famous for engraving Audubon's 'Birds of America,' painted this during the peak of Robert Underhill's vineyard operation at Croton Point — then the largest vineyard in America, covering 75…

Harmon Street Map, 1914 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/03/01/harmon-street-map-1914/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Croton Point, circa 1957 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/04/30/croton-point-circa-1957/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Playland at Croton Point [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/05/01/playland-at-croton-point/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

Playland at Croton Point [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/05/01/playland-at-croton-point/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org for permissions

New Croton Dam Cigarette Card [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/03/17/new-croton-dam-cigarette-card/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org…

Meeting of Friends Map, 1852 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/04/29/meeting-of-friends-map-1852/ License: Used with attribution; consult crotonhistory.org…

Croton Area Driving & Wheeling Map, 1892 [Article content from crotonhistory.org - see URL for full text and images] Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/03/16/croton-area-driving-wheeling-map-1892/ License: Used with attribution; consult…

…In 1931, the reservoir was drained and filled with material from Rockefeller Center and Eighth Avenue subway construction. Today, the Great Lawn occupies the site. Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/06/25/croton-reservoir-in-central…

…In 1931, the reservoir was drained and filled with material from Rockefeller Center and Eighth Avenue subway construction. Today, the Great Lawn occupies the site. Date: Various Source: crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/06/25/croton-reservoir-in-central…

Driving to the Dam, 1912 Driving to the Dam, 1912 This historical post features a 1912 photograph showing "an automobile driving along the road which once ran across what is now the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail." The image captures an…

…a mention of the Croton Water Celebration in New York City on October 14, 1842. Date: October 17, 1842 Location: Alexandria, D.C. Type: document Subjects: newspaper, advertisements, Croton Aqueduct Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America (sn85025007) License: Public domain

…with the main headline 'MORNING STAR' and several columns of text. There are no images or graphics visible on this page. Date: November 23, 1842 Location: Limerick, ME Type: newspaper Subjects: newspaper, text Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America (sn84024361…

…The dam was the tallest masonry structure in the world and made national news. Date: April 21, 1906 Location: Superior, WI Type: newspaper Subjects: New Croton Dam, Hudson Valley, Newspaper Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America (sn85040344) License: Public domain

…A smaller inset image appears on the right side of the page. Date: October 21, 1842 Location: Richmond, VA Type: newspaper Subjects: newspaper, text, advertisements Source: Library of Congress, Chronicling America (sn84024735) License: Public domain

…Restaurant Revisited The post features an early postcard depicting the "Belle Terre, Log Cabin Restaurant at Camp Broadway, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y." According to the Croton Historical Society's book in Arcadia's Images of America series, this establishment…

New Netherland and New England Map (1662) This map shows the eastern coast of North America, focusing on New Netherland (present-day New York) and New England. It features the Hudson River, Native American territories, and early Dutch and English…

History on the Beach During a beach walk along Croton Point's north shore, the author discovered old bricks embedded in concrete, stamped with "IX" and "XL" markings. These artifacts originated from William A. Underhill's brickyard at the point…

…Isabella was the primary variety planted by Robert Underhill at Croton Point beginning in the 1830s. The dark-skinned grape produced a sweet, foxy wine that was enormously popular in antebellum America. At its peak, the Croton Point vineyard produced…

What a Delightful Ride What a Delightful Ride The article presents a historical account of traveling by rail along the Hudson River in 1873, written under the pseudonym "Vieux Moustache" by author Clarence Gordon, originally published in the Troy Daily…

What a Delightful Ride What a Delightful Ride The article presents a historical account of traveling by rail along the Hudson River in 1873, written under the pseudonym "Vieux Moustache" by author Clarence Gordon, originally published in the Troy Daily…