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Tag Archives: history
View 195: Clinton Square by Day
The last time I shared a photo of the historic Syracuse Savings Bank at Clinton Square it was during blue hour. This building is just as impressive during the golden hour. As much as I have shown you Clinton Square in … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Weekly View
Tagged 28-300mm, bank, building, clinton square, fountain, golden hour, gridley, history, ithacastock.com, monument, new york, nikon D700, photos, plaque, pool, sailors and soldiers, stock, syracuse, syracuse savings, third national, tourism, upstate, vr, water
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View 192: New York State Fair Remembers 9/11
Soon, the United States will be remembering the events of 10 years ago. On that unforgettable day, terrorists hijacked commercial airplanes and turned them into cruise missiles. Flying them into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged 2001, 28-300mm, 9/11, anniversary, attack, history, memorial, new york, New York State Fair, nikon D700, remembers, sand, sculpture, syracuse, terrorists, vr
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View 179: Revolutionary War Hero
As I was leaving Mexico Point Park which lies twenty miles east of the City of Oswego, New York, on a peninsula along the Lake Ontario shore over the weekend, I noticed a sign pointing to a trail leading off … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged american revolutionary war, flag, grave, hero, historical marker, history, holiday, island, Lake Ontario, memorial day, mexico point, new york, oswego, park, silas towne, spy
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The Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad
Back in 1886, a group formed the Syracuse and Baldwinsville Railroad to service the mills on the Seneca River in the village. This bit of history of my hometown of Baldwinsville, New York fascinated me. I grew up hearing trains … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged baldwinsville, bridge, central, engine, historic, history, new york, old, seneca river, syracuse and baldwinsville railroad, water
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Finding History
I know some of you thought my latest assignment about hometown history might be a little too much like a school report. When I was in school, I would have agreed. Today, we have the Internet, Google and Wikipedia which … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged 18-200mm vr, baldwinsville, brick, building, historical, history, jonas baldwin, new york, nikon D70, post office, sign, united states
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