Showing posts with label North Atlantic Region. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Atlantic Region. Show all posts

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

In 1802, 1st US Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton finished construction on this Federal Style Mansion on a 32 acre estate 9 miles north of downtown Manhattan. The "Grange" would be the only house Hamilton ever owned.


Parlor

Fun Fact: The House was moved from its original location in 1889 and then again in 2008. 



Saturday, March 26, 2016

African Burial Ground National Monument


Thousands of Africans were buried in downtown Manhattan in the 1600 and 1700s. In 1991, during construction of a federal government building, over 419 graves were discovered and excavated by archaeologists. In 2003, all 419 bodies were returned to the site. 



In 2006, the site was proclaimed and dedicated as a National Monument.






Saturday, February 27, 2016