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Cover of Maple Grove Cemetery
by Nancy Cataldi, Carl Ballenas
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2006

Maple Grove Cemetery, a rural Victorian cemetery located on the backbone of Long Island," opened in 1875. Found within this tranquil sanctuary are extraordinary monuments with lush landscaping that continues to offer a serene escape from New York City. Beyond its gates are the resting places of those...
Cover of Boston's West End
by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 1998

Within these pages, author Anthony Mitchell Sammarcobrings to life the history of Boston�s West End�thearea of the city bound by the Charles River and Storrow Drive as well as North Station, City Hall Plaza, and Myrtle Street. Once a thriving, energetic, and diverse neighborhood, the West End...
Cover of Florence Revisited
by Florence Historical Society Book Committee
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016

Known as "the Community with Character at the Bend in the River," Florence has a fascinating past and rich heritage. First inhabited by the Lenni-Lenape tribes, Florence is believed to be named after the daughter of Charles Macalester of Philadelphia, one of the area's first landowners who was instrumental...
Cover of Franconia and Sugar Hill
by Arthur F. March Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1997

Although geographically contiguous and linked by their shared industries of early iron works and latertourism, Franconia and Sugar Hill are unique areas with distinct personalities that have developed over the years. The discovery of rich deposits of iron ore in Sugar Hill in the late 1700s and the...
Cover of Hawthorne
by Don Everett Smith Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2006

Hawthornne residents can boast of the area�s role in the American Revolution remember all who served during wartime, and trace countless families who have lived here for generations. Hawthorne captures the history of this north Jersey borough, home of General Lafayette�s local headquarters, whicH...
Cover of Bath
by Charles R. Mitchell, Kirk W. House
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2004

Bath is the home of America's oldest county fair. The commmunity was planned as western New York's "Queen City," a great metropolis, with broad tree-lined boulevards and spacious squares. Airplanes and ladders were made here, and four railroads-from the "champagne train" to the "kick and push" line-ran...
Cover of Boston's North End
by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2004

The streets of Boston�s North End, some laid out in the seventeenth century, exude a rich history that has included every generation of immigrants to Boston since 1630. An active port, the neighborhood of the North End also included churches of every denomination, historic homes, and early commercial...
Cover of Corning
by Charles R. Mitchell, Kirk W. House
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2003

Lenses for railroad lanterns, cut glass for the White House table, Thomas Edison's first light bulb-the glass for all of these was made in Corning, the glass capital of America, the Crystal City. From 1880 to World War I, newfound wealth sparked a spending and building boom that shaped the city. Corning...
Cover of Ypsilanti

Ypsilanti

A History in Pictures

by James Thomas Mann
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2002

In the latter half of the 19th century, the city of Ypsilanti went through a rapid transition from a small farming community to a center of education and business. By 1900, Ypsilanti was nationally known for three things: the Michigan Central Gardens, the mineral wells, and underwear. The gardens were...
Cover of Swedish Chicago
by Paul Michael Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2003

At the turn of the 20th century, Chicago was home to the largest Swedish population of any city in the world outside of Stockholm. In the 1920s, Sweden experienced an economic depression and population growth that sparked another rush of Swedish immigration to America and Chicago, where they settled...
Cover of Bellport Revisited
by Victor Principe
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2008

Bellport Village, with its beautiful historic homes and sweeping views of the Great South Bay, has remained a thriving community through the years, retaining its strong sense of place. The Bellportstreetscape is alive with diverse architecture that has enriched the lives of its residents and visitors...
Cover of Lake Forest

Lake Forest

Estates, People, and Culture

by Arthur H. Miller, Shirley M. Paddock
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2000

Lake Forest: Estates, People, and Culture is the first book-scaled historical survey entirely focused on this notable Chicago North Shore suburb in a generation, offering a newly visual approach to the community's unique early past. Many of the nearly 200 images have never been published, having been...
Cover of Chicago Skyscrapers in Vintage Postcards
by Leslie A. Hudson
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2004

The skyscraper has changed the face of urban architecture�and it all started in Chicago. Born out of the ashes of Chicago�s Great Fire of 1871, the first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building located at the northeast corner of LaSalle and Adams Streets, was completed in 1885. Designed by William...
Cover of The Chicago Bungalow
by Chicago Architecture Foundation
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2003

The Chicago Bungalow is more than a housing style indigenous to the city. It epitomizes Chicago's work ethic and its rewards for successive waves of ethnic newcomers to the city since the early 20th century. In this book, the Chicago Architecture Foundation interprets both the design and the meaning...
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