Williamsburgh is a place name, derived from the name William and the Scots language and Scottish English word burgh Williamsburgh, Paisley , a residential area in Paisley, Scotland , originally a separate village outwith the boundary of the ancient Burgh of Paisley Williamsburg, Brooklyn , originally called Williamsburgh from 1802 1855 Rockville, Maryland , called Williamsburgh from 1784 1803 Also used in the following names Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower also known as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building , of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank See also Williamsburg disambiguation geodis Category Scots language Category English toponyms ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Williamsburgh Savings Bank nrhp type image Billyb Sav Bank dome bright jeh.JPG caption 19th century HQ location 175 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York lat degrees 40 lat minutes 42 lat seconds 36 lat direction N long degrees 73 long minutes 57 long seconds 42 long direction W locmapin New York City area built 1875 architect George B. Post architecture Classical Revival added April 9, 1980 ref name nris NRISref 2008a ref governing body Private refnum 80002642 The Williamsburgh Savings Bank was an important institution in Brooklyn , New York, from the mid 19th to the mid 20th centuries. A series of bank mergers brought it into the HSBC group late in the 20th century. It is not to be confused with the nearby Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh , now known simply as the DIME, a rival local institution that has remained independent. It is best remembered for two imposing headquarters buildings still standing, the domed original ref http www.nyc architecture.com WBG wbg020.htm Williamsburgh Savings Bank New York Architecture ref at 175 Broadway in Williamsburg, Brooklyn , designed by George B. Post , and the later Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower . ref name nrhpinv ny cite web url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us hpimaging hp view.asp?GroupView 3077 title National Register of Historic Places Registration Williamsburgh Savings Bank date April 1976 accessdate 2011 02 20 author Luella Boddewyn, Joan R. Olshansky, and Elizabeth Spencer Ralph publisher New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation See also cite web url http www.oprhp.state.ny.us hpimaging hp view.asp?GroupView 3079 title Accompanying five photos ref The building at 175 Broadway is listed by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission , and on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York National Register of Historic Places . ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places in New York Category Bank buildings on the National ... more details
Infobox company name Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh logo File Dime bank logo.gif type Public company Public nasdaq DCOM genre foundation 1864 founder location city Brooklyn , New York location country United States location locations 22 branches 2008 area served Bronx County, New York Bronx , Kings County, New York Kings , Queens County, New York Queens , and Nassau County, New York Nassau Counties key people industry Banking products services Financial services , real estate loans revenue 192,580,000 operating income net income 22,440,000 assets 3,173,380,000 equity 290,630,000 owner num employees parent Dime Community Bancshares, Inc divisions subsid slogan homepage URL http www.dimewill.com footnotes intl File Dime Savings of Williamsburgh jeh.JPG thumb Havermeyer St HQ Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh is a financial institution located in Brooklyn , New York . ref http www.easyir.com easyir home.do?easyirid 36CBD543BAA0C307 IR Homepage ref Its primary products are savings accounts, checking accounts, and real estate loans. It is listed on NASDAQ with the ticker symbol DCOM and officially registered with the name Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. History Incorporated April 19, 1864, the bank opened for business on June 1 of that year, in the basement of the First National Bank building. ref Brooklyn Eagle , Editorial Page, Friday, April 21, 1939. ref ref The Brooklyn Daily Times , Saturday, February 1, 1908. ref In 1908, the Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh took possession of the now historic building, near the base of the Williamsburg Bridge , at the corner of Havemeyer Street and South Fifth Street which serves as its headquarters. Corporate profile Aside from its headquarters in Williamsburg, it has 22 branches located in Brooklyn, Queens , the Bronx , and Nassau ... links Official website http www.dimewill.com DEFAULTSORT Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh Category ... US bank stub es Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh ... more details
File Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower 9128.JPG thumb Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower File One hanson place williamsburg savings building.jpg thumb The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower rises over Downtown Brooklyn Image Closeup of Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, Brooklyn IMG 3899.JPG thumb Closeup of the bank tower The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower once an old bank, now converted into luxury apartments call 1 Hanson Place. At 37 stories and 512 feet 156 m tall it once was the tallest building ... 2010 . The firm made a reputation for their moderately progressive bank buildings aside from the Williamsburgh ... than Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg , spelled without the h , where the Williamsburgh Savings ..., discussing the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Manhattan Skyscrapers 2005 55. ref in buff ... during banking hours. File Williamsburgh Savings Bank Rene Chambellan Metalwork.jpg thumb Rich colors ... in the distance beyond and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower illuminated in a shaft of sunlight. The building was designed for the Williamsburgh Savings Bank , then owned later by its parent ... 11 12 realestate streetscapes williamsburgh savings bank resolving the case of missing muntins.html?pagewanted 1 Christopher Gray, Streetscapes Williamsburgh Savings Bank Resolving the Case of Missing ... of the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building. Located in one of Brooklyn s most famous landmarks ... center gallery File Williamsburgh Savings Bank corner lion.jpg Lions guard the door File Willamsburgh ... Paul Chambellan Rene Chambellan s metal window silhouettes File Williamsburgh Savings Bank vestibule mosaic.jpg Globe light fixtures and vestibule mosaics File Williamsburgh Savings Bank interior1.jpg Interior with Breuckelen mosaic File Williamsburgh Savings Bank interior2.jpg Mezzanine File Williamsburgh ... www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com bigmap brooklyn fortgreene williamsburgh index.htm Collection of images ... Category Article Feedback 5 ro Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower ... more details
The Greenpoint & Williamsburgh Railroad ref New York State Public Service Commission for the 1st District 1913 Report ref was a streetcar line that operated in the U.S. state of New York . The G&WRR was chartered on April 23, 1864, under Chapter 323 of the Laws of 1864, by Mr. Archibald K. Meserole & Associates, as a general railroad. Capitalization was 100,000, and it had an unspecified authorized corporate life. The legislative grant awarded the following route From Newtown Creek via Manhattan Avenue , Driggs Avenue, South 8 Street Brooklyn South 8 Street , Kent Avenue, North 4 Street Brooklyn North 4 Street , Driggs Avenue & return, now the northern end of the B43 New York City bus line. History To cement the charter route, a franchise was applied for, which was granted by the City of Brooklyn on February 29, 1864. Archibald Meserole was of a family of local luminaries in the Town of Bushwick, Brooklyn Bushwick , and is remembered today by Meserole Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg and Meserole Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Greenpoint , both relatively minor routes on a city wide scale, but fairly important industrial and residential streets locally. The Kent Avenue portion of the route required trackage rights from the Brooklyn City Railroad , which was grudgingly given, but a snag appeared when the residents on North 4 Street denied permission for the new line. The City averted disaster by amending the franchise on December 16, 1867, substituting Grand Street Brooklyn Grand Street between Kent and Driggs Avenues, along the route of the Grand Street and Newtown Railroad , again requiring a Trackage Rights contract. Operation Operation of the railroad started shortly thereafter, so the franchise became secure. In the meantime, Prospect Park Brooklyn Prospect Park became a focal point for the fledgling streetcar lines of Brooklyn City, as did the Village of Hunters Point, Queens Hunterspoint just across Newtown Creek in Queens County, and conflict erupted ... more details
Dime Savings Bank may refer to Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh , Brooklyn Dime Savings Bank of New York Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn , its predecessor Disambig ... more details
File Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower 9128.JPG thumb Disused headhouse of Atlantic Avenue Pacific Street New York City Subway Atlantic Avenue subway station, in the back the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower Times Plaza is the historical name for the intersection of Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn Flatbush Avenue , Fourth Avenue Brooklyn Fourth Avenue , and Atlantic Avenue New York City Atlantic Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . The area came to be called Times Plaza for the nearby offices of the Brooklyn Times Union Brooklyn Daily Times . ref An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn By Francis Morrone, James Iska, http www.google.com books?id G2tsE5v6XQYC&lpg RA7 PA42&dq 22flatbush 20avenue 22 20brooklyn 20square&lr &pg RA11 PA20 v onepage&q &f false pg. 334 ref The US Post office located at 542 Atlantic Avenue is still called the Times Plaza Station. It sits on the borders of the Park Slope , Fort Greene , and Boerum Hill neighborhoods in Brooklyn . It is a short distance down Flatbush Avenue from the Grand Army Plaza . Landmarks The Times Plaza Control House, or headhouse was the original entrance to the subway, when it was built in 1908 by Heins & LaFarge . Its location on the triangular island at the center of the intersection proved inconvenient as traffic increased on the three major streets that surround it, so other entrances were created. ref ibid. ref It now serves as a skylight for the subway station. The Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower at 1 Hanson Place is an iconic Brooklyn landmark, and sits just at the north side of Times Plaza. Notable locations The Atlantic Terminal of the Long Island Railroad LIRR The Atlantic Avenue Pacific Street New York City Subway Atlantic Avenue Pacific Street subway station The Atlantic Terminal Mall The site of the Atlantic Yards development project Notes Ibid date July 2010 references Category Geography of Brooklyn ... more details
Henry Merkley 1758 &ndash 1840 was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada . He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1808 to 1812. He was born in the Thirteen Colonies , the son of Christopher Merkley, of Germany German descent ref http www.ourroots.ca e toc.aspx?id 2724 The story of Dundas being a history of the county of Dundas from 1784 to 1904 1999 Carter, JS ref , and served in the King s Loyal Regiment of New York. After the American Revolution , Merkley came to Montreal and later settled in Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh Township . He was a major in the county militia during the War of 1812 , later reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Merkley was present at the Battle of Crysler s Farm . References Becoming Prominent Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791 1841 , J.K. Johnson 1989 http www.ourroots.ca e toc.aspx?id 8654 United Empire Loyalists of the county of Dundas, Ontario 1899 Casselman, AC pp. 22 3 references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Merkley, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1758 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1840 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Merkley, Henry Category 1758 births Category 1840 deaths Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Ontario MPP stub ... more details
Distinguish One Chase Manhattan Plaza The Chase Manhattan Bank Building is a 14 story 54 meters or 178 feet office building located at Queens Plaza in Long Island City, Queens , New York City . It was completed in 1927 and was the tallest office building in Queens until the completion of the Citicorp Building in 1990. The building is architecturally similar to the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Brooklyn . External links http www.emporis.com en wm bu ?id 154778 Emporis data coord 40.7500 73.9361 type landmark region US NY display title Category Buildings and structures completed in 1927 NYC struct stub ... more details
trail, Metropolitan Avenue was constructed in 1816 as the Williamsburgh and Jamaica Turnpike ref Jackson ... connected the then villages of Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburgh as it was originally spelled and Jamaica, Queens Jamaica , New York. The road became a farmer s and stage coach route to the Williamsburgh ... acquired Metropolitan Avenue from the Williamsburgh and Jamaica Turnpike Road Company in 1872 ref ... more details
John Crysler July 24, 1770 January 18, 1852 was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada . He was born in Schoharie, New York in 1770, the son of German immigrants the family name was originally spelled Krausler or Kruessler. His father served in the British Army during the American Revolution under Sir Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet John Johnson the son was a drummer with Butler s Rangers . They both settled in Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh Township after the war. Crysler operated a tavern, cut timber to supply the Royal Navy with masts and built gristmill s and sawmill s. In 1804, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada representing Dundas County, Ontario Dundas . In 1806, he was appointed justice of the peace in the Eastern District, Ontario Eastern District . He served with the local militia during the War of 1812 , becoming captain. The Battle of Crysler s Farm was fought on his property and his farm sustained heavy damage during the battle. He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly from 1812 to 1820 and from 1825 to 1828. In 1825, some of his employees were jailed for cutting timber on clergy reserve s. He became lieutenant colonel in the local militia in 1838 and led his regiment into combat at the Battle of the Windmill . He died in Finch, Ontario Finch Township in 1852. The village of Crysler, Ontario Crysler was named after him. His son John Pliny Crysler John Pliny served in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada . The former location of his farm was submerged when the St. Lawrence Seaway was built a monument erected on the site of the battle was moved to Upper Canada Village . External links http www.biographi.ca 009004 119.01 e.php?&id nbr 3855 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Crysler, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1770 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1852 PLACE OF DEATH DE ... more details
Image James William Cookpng.png thumb James William Cook James William Cook January 11, 1820 &ndash May 21, 1875 was a lumber merchant and political figure in Canada West . He was born in Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1820. His family operated a timber business along the South Nation River South Nation and Castor River Ontario Castor River s in the eastern part of the province. The firm s main office was situated in Morrisburg, Ontario Morrisburg . The business expanded to include operations near Quebec City , Toronto and Barrie, Ontario Barrie . In 1857, he was elected to the 6th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Dundas County, Ontario Dundas . His uncle John Cook Ontario politician John Cook had earlier represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly. His brother Hermon Henry Cook Hermon Henry served in the federal and provincial legislatures and his brother Simon S. Cook Simon served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario . He died at Morrisburg in 1875. His daughter Ella later married Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain , a land surveyor and politician from Quebec. External links http www.biographi.ca 009004 119.01 e.php?&id nbr 4915 Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cook, James William Cook ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1820 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1875 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cook, James William Cook Category 1820 births Category 1875 deaths Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Category Pre Confederation Canadian businesspeople ... more details
Image SimonSCook23.jpg thumb right Simon S. Cook br Source Library and Archives Canada Simon Sephrenus Cook September 15, 1831 May 15, 1892 represented Dundas electoral district Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Party of Ontario Liberal member from 1867 to 1874. He was born in Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh in Dundas County, Ontario Dundas County in Upper Canada in 1831 and educated at the Potsdam Academy in Potsdam village , New York Potsdam, New York . He lived in Morrisburg, Ontario Morrisburg and was involved in the timber trade. In 1881, he was appointed registrar for the county. His brother James William Cook James William represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and his brother Hermon Henry Cook Hermon Henry served in both the federal and provincial legislatures. References http www.ourroots.ca e toc.asp?id 2899 The story of Dundas being a history of the County of Dundas from 1784 to 1904 , J. Smyth Carter http www.ontla.on.ca web members members all detail.do?locale en&ID 698 Member s parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario http www.canadiana.org ECO mtq?doc 91595 A Cyclop edia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ... GM Rose 1886 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cook, Simon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1831 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1892 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cook, Simon Category 1831 births Category 1892 deaths Category Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Liberal Ontario MPP stub ... more details
John Cook November 28, 1791 November 8, 1877 was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West . He was born on what was later known as Crysler s Farm in Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh Township in Upper Canada in 1791 he later sold that property to John Crysler . He served with the militia during the War of 1812 and fought at the Battle of Crysler s Farm . He represented Dundas County, Ontario Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1830 to 1840 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1845. He operated a timber business and also ran a general store in North Williamsburg. Cook was appointed justice of the peace in the Eastern District, Ontario Eastern District in 1835. He was sympathetic to William Lyon Mackenzie and his home was searched late one night because Mackenzie was rumoured to have paid Cook a visit. The sons of his brother George, James William Cook James William , Hermon Henry Cook Hermon Henry and Simon S. Cook Simon , became merchants and political figures in Ontario . References http www.nosracines.ca e toc.asp?id 2899 The story of Dundas being a history of the County of Dundas from 1784 to 1904 , J. Smyth Carter Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cook, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1791 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1877 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cook, John Category 1791 births Category 1877 deaths Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Category Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada Ontario MPP stub ... more details
The Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company was a ferry company that operated between Manhattan and Brooklyn , New York City , United States . History The Williamsburgh Ferry Company was established in 1824, taking over the existing Grand Street Ferry . ref name BDE cite BDE title Brooklyn Ferries md July 18 y 1870 page 2 ref ref name Cudahy Brian J. Cudahy, Over and Back The History of Ferryboats in New York Harbor ref Expand section date May 2008 In early January 1886, the property of the New York Ferry Company 23rd Street and Grand Street to Broadway was transferred to the new Brooklyn and New York Ferry Company. ref cite BDE title Ferries Sold md January 2 y 1886 page 4 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Brooklyn And New York Ferry Company Category Ferry companies of New York City Category East River ... more details
Jacob Weager born 1756 was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada . He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1800 to 1804. Infobox Politician name Jacob Weager image caption office Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario MLA for Dundas term start 1800 term end 1804 predecessor Thomas Fraser Upper Canada politician Thomas Fraser successor John Crysler party birth date 26 Sep 1755 birth place Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, Province of New York Thirteen Colonies death date 10 Jul 1827 residence Williamsburgh Twp., Dundas County, Upper Canada religion occupation Soldier Jacob Weager, was a British Army Captain OF 2 Captain and Upper Canadian politician. He was born in the Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, Province of New York, the son of Everhart Weager and married to Mary Hare in 1784. ref http webcache.googleusercontent.com search?hl en&gs sm e&gs upl 1281l2000l0l2281l5l4l0l0l0l0l188l611l0.4l4l0&q cache J6UwhAieg4wJ http www.sprague database.org genealogy getperson.php?personID I295587&tree SpragueProject Jacob Weager of Dundas died&ct clnk ref He served in the King s Loyal Regiment of New York during the American Revolution . Weager married Mary Hare, the daughter of Henry Hare of the Indian Department. He lived in Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh Township . Weager served in the Dundas militia, reaching the rank of captain, and was a justice of the peace in the Eastern District, Upper Canada Eastern District . Weager died in Dundas in 1827. References Johnson, JK http books.google.com books?id EHACqgackkMC&pg PA234 Becoming Prominent Regional Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791 1841 1989 ISBN 0773506411 p. 234 reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Weager, Jacob ALTERNATIVE NAMES Captain Jacob Weager SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH 1755 PLACE OF BIRTH Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, Province of New York DATE OF DEATH 1827 PLACE OF DEATH Dundas, Ontario DEFAULTSORT Weager, Jacob Category 1 ... more details
Nassau Railroad Company was a streetcar company that ran in Queens County, New York Queens and Kings County, New York Kings Counties in the State of New York during the 1850 s and 1860 s. ref New York State Public Service Commission for the 1st District 1913 Report ref It should not be confused with the Nassau Electric Railroad . History The NRR was chartered by the New York State Legislature under The General Railroad Law of 1850 GRL 50 on 1865 03 03, just 37 days prior to the end of the Civil War. It was a rich railroad for those days as street railroads went for it had a capitalization of 600,000, and an unlimited corporate life. The railroad immediately petitioned for a franchise from the Brooklyn, New York City of Brooklyn , but it was denied on the grounds that the Greenpoint and Williamsburgh Railroad already had one for part of the route system the railroad was trying to get. The railroad next lobbied in Albany, and the Legislature issued the following franchise as a result, under Chapter 823, laws of 1866 Crosstown From Hunterspoint Ferry at the foot of West 2nd Street 54th Street via the Williamsburgh, Ravenswood, and Astoria Turnpike , Vernon Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue Driggs Avenue double track , Driggs Avenue Bedford Avenue single track each , Broadway, Rush Street, Kent Avenue, Washington Avenue, Park & Flushing Avenue s single track on each , Willoughby Street, Joralemon St, Court Street and Atlantic Avenue to South Ferry, Brooklyn South Ferry ref North end of today s B 61 Crosstown bus route ref . FRANKLIN AVENUE From Crosstown via Washington Avenue, Montgomery Street, and Franklin to Flatbush Avenue ref southern portion of today s B 48 Franklin Avenue bus line ref . The new railroad could never establish whether it actually intended to operate, or whether it was a stalking horse for the Greenpoint and Williamsburgh Railroad , which see. The two railroads promptly solved the route problem, but not before the City of Brooklyn tried to throw a monk ... more details
Williamsburg may refer to several places Williamsburg, Brooklyn , New York City Williamsburg, Virginia Colonial Williamsburg Williamsburg, former name of Kernville former town , California Williamsburg, Colorado Williamsburg, Delaware Williamsburg, Florida Dunwoody, Georgia Williamsburg Williamsburg, Dunwoody, Georgia Williamsburg, Indiana Williamsburg, Iowa Williamsburg, Kansas Williamsburg, Kentucky Williamsburg, Maryland Williamsburg, Massachusetts Williamsburg, Michigan Williamsburg, New Mexico Williamsburg, Ohio Williamsburg, Pennsylvania Williamsburg County, South Carolina Williamsburg Township disambiguation Other uses Williamsburg , nickname for the right field bleachers at Fenway Park during the ballplaying career of Ted Williams Williamsburg film Williamsburg film , a 2006 independent American satirical drama Williamsburg song Williamsburg song , a song on Armor For Sleep s 2007 album Smile For Them Williamsburg yacht Williamsburg yacht , a presidential yacht Williamsburg Bridge , a bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn See also Williamsburgh disambiguation geodis Category English toponyms bg ca Williamsburg de Williamsburg es Williamsburg fr Williamsburg io Williamsburg it Williamsburg he nl Williamsburg ja nn Williamsburg pl Williamsburg pt Williamsburg fi Williamsburg vo Williamsburg zh ... more details
File Flushing Bay.jpg thumb 250px Looking east at Flushing Bay from the promenade near LaGuardia Airport. Flushing Bay is a tidal embayment in New York City . It is located on the south side of the East River and stretches to the south near the neighborhood of Flushing, Queens . It is bordered on the west by LaGuardia Airport and the Grand Central Parkway , on the south by Northern Boulevard , and on the east by the neighborhood of College Point, Queens College Point . The Flushing River empties into the bay at its southeast corner. A convert 150 ft m adj mid wide navigational channel dredged at a depth of convert 14 ft runs along much of the bay s length. ref cite map publisher NOAA title Chart 12339 url http www.charts.noaa.gov OnLineViewer 12339.shtml date June 1, 2008 scale 1 10,000 accessdate 2009 08 09 ref Flushing Bay was an important source of food for the Matinecock tribe Matinecock tribe of Native Americans and early European settlers, providing fish, shellfish, and waterfowl. After the American Civil War , the area surrounding the bay became waterfront resort for the wealthy. The World s Fair Marina , constructed for the 1964 New York World s Fair , is located on the southern end of the bay. The marina is part of Flushing Meadows Corona Park and is bordered by the convert 1.4 mi km adj mid long Flushing Bay Promenade. ref cite web title Flushing Bay Promenade Historical Sign url http www.nycgovparks.org sub your park historical signs hs historical sign.php?id 10388 work New York City Department of Parks & Recreation accessdate 2009 08 09 ref The Williamsburgh Yacht Club is situated on the east side of Flushing Bay in College Point. Established in Brooklyn in 1865, the yacht club moved to North Beach now LaGuardia Airport in 1896. ref cite web title Williamsburgh Yacht Club History url http web.mac.com williammoree Williamsburgh Yacht Club History.html work Williamsburgh Yacht Club accessdate 2009 08 09 ref The present shoreline of Flushing Bay has been la ... more details
DISPLAYTITLE Brooklyn Times Union The Brooklyn Times Union was launched in 1848 as the Williamsburgh Daily Times . It became the Brooklyn Daily Times when the cities of City of Brooklyn Brooklyn and Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg unified in 1855. The newspaper supported the Republican Party, and the abolitionist Abolition movement. Walt Whitman was one of their reporters, and was later the Managing Editor after he left the Brooklyn Daily Eagle . The paper was published both Daily and Sunday, and had a peak circulation that included all of Kings County, and large segments of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Daily Times was renamed the Brooklyn Times Union after it bought out the Brooklyn Standard Union in 1932, and was itself bought out by the Brooklyn Eagle in 1937. ref name Citycyclopedia citation author Jackson, Kenneth T. title The Encyclopedia of New York City publisher The New York Historical Society & Yale University Press year 1995 ref Brooklyn s Times Plaza at the intersections of Flatbush Avenue Atlantic Avenue New York City Atlantic Avenue , Fourth Avenue Brooklyn Fourth Avenue , Ashland Place , State Street, and Hanson Place was named for this newspaper. References reflist Category Defunct New York City newspapers ... more details
Dundas County is a county in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario . Dundas was created in 1792 by the area s first settlers German Loyalists who had fought with John Johnson loyalist Sir John Johnson in the American Revolutionary War . The settlers, descendants of the German American Palatine immigrants to America in 1710, had immigrated to the area eight years earlier. Dundas was named after Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville . Its original territory had included portions of Carleton County, Ontario Carleton County , which became a separate county in 1800. Dundas later united with Stormont County, Ontario Stormont and Glengarry County, Ontario Glengarry to form the regional government Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry County, Ontario United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry . Original Townships Matilda Township, Ontario Matilda Area convert 62327 acre km2 0 , was first settled in 1784 by German Loyalists. The Township was formally organized in 1787. The Township was named in honour of the Princess Royal, Charlotte, Princess Royal Charlotte Augusta Matilda , who married the King of W rttemberg in 1797. During the War of 1812 a fort was located at Point Iroquois. Community centres Iroquois, Irena, Dundela, Glen Stewart, Brinston, Hulbert and Pleasant Valley This Township is now part of South Dundas, Ontario South Dundas . Mountain Township, Ontario Mountain . Area convert 57778 acre km2 0 . Organized in 1798 and named in honour of the first Bishop of Quebec, Rev. Jacob Mountain . Community centres Mountain, Hallville, and Inkerman. This Township is now part of North Dundas, Ontario North Dundas Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh Area convert 59482 acre km2 0 , Settled in 1784 it became a Township in 1787. Named in honour of William IV of the United Kingdom Prince William Henry , third son of George III, afterwards King William IV. The Battle of Crysler s Farm was fought on Lot 12, Concession I. A monument was placed there in 1885. Community centr ... more details
Image HermonHenryCook23.jpg thumb right Hermon Henry Cook br Source Library and Archives Canada Hermon Herman Henry Cook April 26, 1837 April 12, 1914 was an Ontario lumber merchant and political figure. He represented Simcoe North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Party of Canada Liberal member from 1872 to 1878 and Simcoe East from 1882 to 1891. He also represented Simcoe East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Party of Ontario Liberal member from 1879 to 1882. ref name parl CanParlbio ID d3970f6b 1745 4561 b49c 1a3d5f17694b ref He was born in Williamsburgh Township, Ontario Williamsburgh Township in Dundas County, Ontario Dundas County Upper Canada in 1826, ref name parl the son of George Cook and Sarah Castleman, and was educated in Iroquois, Ontario Iroquois . ref name johnson cite book title The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 last Johnson first J.K. year 1968 publisher Public Archives of Canada ref He established himself as a lumber merchant in Simcoe County, Ontario Simcoe County and set up a sawmill near the current site of the town of Midland, Ontario . With the completion of the Midland Railway of Canada , his timber business prospered. In 1861, he married Lydia White. ref http www.canadiana.org ECO mtq?doc 91595 A Cyclop edia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ... GM Rose 1886 ref He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1871. Cook resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1882 to run for a federal seat. He died in Toronto at the age of 76. ref name johnson His brother James William Cook James William represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and his brother Simon S. Cook Simon represented Dundas in the Canadian House of Commons . His uncle John Cook Ontario politician John Cook had earlier represented Dundas in the legislative assembly for Upper Canada. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cook, Herman Henry ... more details
Mancini Duffy TSC is a New York, New York New York based architecture and interior design firm. Mancini Duffy was formed by the 1986 merger of Ralph Mancini Associates, Inc. established in 1981 and Duffy Inc. established in 1955 in 2011, it acquired certain assets of the interior design firm TSC Design established in 1995 , forming Mancini Duffy TSC ref http www.businesswire.com news home 20110824006462 en Mancini E2 80 A2Duffy Acquires TSC Design Mancini Duffy Acquires TSC Design , BusinessWire.com, 2011 08 024. Retrieved on 2012 April 25 04 24 ref . The firm provides a full range of interior planning, design, and architecture services as well as specialized services such as CAFM , strategic planning , and workplace strategy graphics and signage identity and brand development and product design . Mancini Duffy TSC is the operating name of Halsey, McCormack & Helmer, Inc. Formed in 1920, Halsey, McCormack & Helmer was noted for its prestigious banking projects, including the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower Williamsburgh Savings Bank in Brooklyn, New York the firm was purchased by Duffy Inc. in 1967. Recent high profile projects include headquarters Relocation services relocations for JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan Chase , the CIT Group Incorporated CIT Group , Cond Nast Publications , and AOL a headquarters build out for Time Warner at Time Warner Center new television studios and production facilities for NBC Sports NBC Sports Group in Stamford, CT and an ongoing renovation of Bloomingdale s flagship store in Manhattan. The firm placed at 54 in Interior Design s 2012 Giants survey ref Staff of Interior Design http www.interiordesign.net article 547396 2012 Top 100 Giants.php 2012 Top 100 Giants , Interior Design , 2012 01 01. Retrieved on 2012 April 25 04 24 ref . List of tenants in Two World Trade Center A former tenant of Two World Trade Center , Mancini Duffy s New York offices were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks . Its New York office is currently ... more details
, Ontario Williamsburgh Township in 1843 and attended Cornwall Grammar School before articling ... OF BIRTH Dundas County, Ontario Williamsburgh Township , Upper Canada DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1914 ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight Type EP Artist They Might Be Giants Cover Released July 30, 1992 Recorded Genre Alternative rock Length 24 12 Label Elektra Records Elektra Producer Reviews Last album I Palindrome I br 1992 This album The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight br 1992 Next album Why Does The Sun Shine? The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas Why Does The Sun Shine? br 1993 Misc Extra chronology Artist They Might Be Giants EP Type EP Last album I Palindrome I br 1992 This album The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight br 1992 Next album Why Does The Sun Shine? The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas Why Does The Sun Shine? br 1993 The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight is a song and EP by They Might Be Giants . The title song also appears on Apollo 18 album Apollo 18 1992 , released by Elektra Records . Track listing The Guitar Williamsburgh Mix 4 13 The Guitar Outer Planet Mix 6 39 Welcome to the Jungle 2 28 I Blame You 1 52 Moving to the Sun 2 17 The Guitar Even Further Outer Planet Mix 6 38 Miscellanea Laura Cantrell provides vocals on The Guitar. A live version of the song is played during the credits of the TMBG documentary Gigantic A Tale of Two Johns . External links TMBW The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight EP The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight EP at This Might Be A Wiki TMBW The Guitar The Guitar song at This Might Be A Wiki tmbg DEFAULTSORT Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight , The Category They Might Be Giants songs Category 1992 EPs Category They Might Be Giants EPs Category Elektra Records EPs Category Rough Trade Records EPs 1990s rock song stub gl The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight pt The Guitar The Lion Sleeps Tonight ... more details
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