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A Society For Heart and Hand – by Mary McTamaney

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Spread the loveA Society For Heart and Hand Just north of the intersection of Route 9W and Fostertown Road is a sad little building of curious design. It is nestled

Newburgh, NY: The Cradle of the American Lawn Mower Industry – by Miquel J. Hernandez

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Spread the loveAbraham Levitt, the man who arguably built more suburban homes in the United States than anyone else in the years following World War II once said that: “No

Travel to Manhattan on posh steamboat Mary Powell was luxurious experience for passengers

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Spread the loveThe Mary Powell steamboat was built in 1861 at Allison’s Shipyard in Jersey City, New Jersey for a reported $80,000. Docked along Rondout Creek in the Village of