Long Island

• Landmarks
• Long Island
• Revolutionary War

Flushing–Quaint Home to Quakers and Pirates [published July 29, 1883]

jpkntz April 11, 2024

      I have always been very fond of Flushing....

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• Brooklyn
• Hotels
• Landmarks
• Long Island

Early Days of Coney Island [published June 17, 1883]

jpkntz December 31, 2023

      Everybody goes to Coney Island nowadays, and yet...

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• Athletes
• Long Island
• Organizations
• Sports
• Staten Island

Rowing Clubs of New York City [published Aug. 7, 1881]

jpkntz October 23, 2023

      Rowin’ is a great sport this Summer both...

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• Landmarks
• Long Island
• Revolutionary War

Gardiner’s Island in War, Peace, and Romance [published Jan. 18, 1885]

jpkntz October 19, 2023

      Passin’ through that still somewhat aristocratic locality, Lafayette...

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• Disasters
• Long Island
• Steamboats

Captain Dustan At the End of His Rope [published Feb. 3, 1884]

jpkntz September 17, 2023

      The loss of the steamer City of Columbus...

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• Disasters
• Long Island
• Sailing Ships

Wreck of the Mexico on Hempstead Beach [published Sep. 4, 1881]

jpkntz August 11, 2023

      Everythin’ has  been always big about Rockaway, even...

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• Brooklyn
• Judges
• Long Island
• Writers and Editors

Tom Kinsella Tours the Hempstead Jail [published Mar. 8, 1885]

jpkntz July 31, 2023

      “Tom” Kinsella, the late politician and journalist of...

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