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Neil Armstrong walks on the moon Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon surface on July 21, 1969, becoming the first person to walk on the moon. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...

... Erie Railroad on the Pennsylvania side, destined to become the curbs and sidewalks of New York City. It was about the early 1870’s that Glen Spey was becoming a summer resort residence of such large ...

... the town of Callicoon – the west half becoming Fremont. Previous to the creation of the town of Callicoon in 1842 it had been a part of the town of Liberty. Records show that John Hankins, a resident ...

... In 1794, Joseph Divine came into the area from Ulster County becoming the first settler in the Divine Corners, Loch Sheldrake area. He bought a large tract of land and was the only person living in that ...

... renamed the smaller upstream village of Callicoon with the new name of Callicoon Center. The coming of the railroad had a huge impact on the area, bringing German immigrant farmers to populate the Be ...

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... packed with people,” said Allen Frishman, Catskill Mountain preservationist. “It was paradise. Coming out of the city was paradise.” “Sullivan County during that time would have a year-round population ...

... for visiting outdoorsmen. Willis also worked as a sawyer and carpenter, but was perhaps best known as being a stone mason. With the coming of the railroad during the latter part of the nineteenth century, ...

... gs and rock concerts, and after the Woodstock advertising hit The New York Times, The Times Herald-Record and the radio stations, local residents knew that a three-day rock show, maybe the biggest ever, ...

... many visitors have been coming to the museum to see the wonderful Concord Exhibit. Be sure you don't miss that exhibit.. As always we can use volunteers to help in the genealogy and archives areas. W ...

... becoming more readily accessible. To better understand Pat Burns’ contribution to the Society, one only has to look at the desk-top calendar pad she maintains in her office desk. Month after month, ...

... In 1847, a new bridge known as the "Benton Bridge" was erected on a contract of $10,000.00 and opened for travel in the winter of 1848, but unfortunately in the coming spring, the New York span fell o ...

... the upcoming demolition of the old pump station chimney. Any slight deviation from the projected fall zone could create problems to both companies so each had crews on hand this morning in case quick repairs ...

... ny became America's first million-dollar private enterprise. The Canal operated successfully until the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company made a unique transition in 1898 into a railroad company, becoming Amer ...

... Mason, Red Buttons, as well as the up and coming, at the time, Jerry Seinfeld and Billy Crystal. Mark observes that “every one of the hotels tended to be a reflection of the ownership ...

... of Donna Summer) as Rain. It will be a direct to DVD release most likely available this coming spring, 2007, under the production banner of Merv Griffin Entertainment. He has also completed the libretto ...

... side of some main-stream eddies. Logs could then be brought to the mill, sawed into planks and repackaged for rafting. By the end of the American Revolution these lumber rafts were becoming more common ...

... impressionable young girl. However, before becoming involved in county history, Bee’s practical nature decided that she needed a profession with some security and she, therefore, took up the study of nursing ...

... e to realize that the New York City people who constituted the largest part of their clientele were becoming more affluent and sophisticated and the older vacation style based on the simplicity of country ...

... this backlog could be cleared up. It was soon apparent that some people in the system did not want it to be reformed, but the Judge persevered. There were judges coming to work late in ...

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