Confederate Torpedo Boat David

Tomb

In Memory of my

shipmates of the

Confederate

Torpedo Boat David

Charleston S.C. Oct 5, 1863

Lieut. W.T. Glassell, C.S.N.

Pilot W.J. Cannon, C.S.N.

Fireman Jas.Sullivan, C.S.N.

Chief Engineer

James Hamilton Tomb, C.S.N.

Marker can be reached from Winona Drive near N. Liberty Street, on the left.

Courtesy ...

The Bicentennial of Haitian Independence

Memorial Plaza

In memory of two Haitian Freedom Fighters born into slavery, Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines symbolized those who fought for the liberation of Saint Dominque from its colonial bonds between 1791-1804. Armed with the conviction that slavery and servitude ...

Prince Hall

PHA

Dedicated To Our Founder

Prince Hall

First Grand Master

Free and Accepted Masons

Patriot Soldier Teacher

Sept. 1748 - Dec. 1807

Marker is at the intersection of Eddy Street and Mutual Street, on the right when traveling south on Eddy Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Prince Hall Masonic Lodge F.A.M.

Hiram Lodge NO.3 of the Prince Hall Masons was founded in 1797. It is the second oldest lodge in Masonic history. The Masonic order has played an invaluable role in the development of Afro-American moral values. Social skills and leadership ...

“The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Kingston in

This church organized in 1659 and chartered November 17, 1719 under His Majesty George King of Great Britain was served until December 1808 by pastors educated in the Universities of Holland and Germany who preached in Dutch. The first sermon ...

The Pike Plan

1976

Uptown Kingston

conceived and designed by

John Pike

for urban renewal

His talented designs

defeated urban

blight and preserved

the character of an

older era for

all to enjoy.

Marker is at the intersection of Wall Street and John ...

The Pike House

"While I am writing speakers are addressing the people from the portico of the Pike House." Thus wrote the correspondent of the Chicago Democrat Press on the morning of May 29, 1856. The Anti-Nebraska Convention was scheduled to meet later ...

The Phoenix Block

"Herewith is a little sketch...there is not much of it...I suppose, that there is not much of me." Lincoln thus fulfilled Jesse Fell's 1858 request for an autobiography. Catching Lincoln as he emerged from the courthouse, Fell invited Lincoln to ...

Plan of Kingston in 1695

The first European settlers came here between 1652-53 to farm the rich land in the lowlands along the Esopus Creek near the fields where Native Americans had grown maize for centuries. Friction between the settlers and the Esopus Indians ...

September 11th Patriots Day

...Lest We Forget

8:45 AM American Airlines Flight 11

9:03 AM United Airlines Flight 175

9:43 AM American Airlines Flight 77

10:00 AM United Airlines Flight 93

The Loss of Lives That Touched All Americans

September 11, 2001

Marker can be reached from the intersection of West ...