Bryant Park Today

From a derelict park to an urban oasis

In 1974, the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Bryant Park a Scenic Landmark, call it “...a prime example of a park designed in the French Classical tradition...an urban amenity worthy of ...

Discovery of Vitamins A and B

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

In 1913 University of Wisconsin biochemist Elmer V. McCollum and associates used rats to conduct nutritional studies that led to the discovery of vitamin A in butterfat and cod liver oil. In 1917 his group ...

Buildings Overlooking Bryant Park

Outstanding New York architecture frames the park

Part of Bryant Park’s urbane charm is that it is surrounded by prime examples of several periods of New York City architecture. At the northern corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is ...

Early Bryant Park

Bryant was a leading light in nineteenth century New York

Reservoir Square was renamed Bryant Park in 1884, in honor of New York’s leading citizen, William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). In the late 1800s, three philanthropic institutions joined to form the ...

Burning of Blackrock and Buffalo

War of 1812

Early in the morning of December 30, 1813 over 1,000 British troops landed near the foot of present-day Amherst Street and proceeded to burn Black Rock, destroying all homes and buildings. They then marched to Buffalo and ...

Purple Martin Bridge Roost

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Welcome to Manns Harbor

Purple Martin Bridge Roost

The Outer Banks of North Carolina are famous for beautiful beaches and other natural attractions, including a fascinating roost of purple martins here at William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge. East of the Rocky ...

Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Birthplace of the Smyrna Baptist Association

This church was organized in 1857. The first sanctuary, made of logs, was situated near the still-present old well. A number of Coffee County’s prominent citizens were early members of the church and are buried ...

Headquarters of DeRottenberg

Headquarters

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DeRottenberg

1812

Marker is at the intersection of York Road (County Route 81) and Paxton Lane, on the left when traveling east on York Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Infantry Board

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On 15 December 1919, War Department Orders established the Infantry Board as a development and testing laboratory with permanent station at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Board’s mission was to consider, with continuity of effort, the improvement of the Infantry.

The ...

Animal Problems

Cultural differences made it hard for citizens to agree on animal control policies. Well into the 1850's hogs freely roamed the streets, contesting the walkways with pedestrians, rooting up sidewalk planks, and creating smelly "how wallows" in front of stores. ...