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Fires

1899 And The Making Of New York City

April 26, 2022 by Jaap Harskamp 5 Comments

original St James Hotel on Broadway & 26th StreetOn August 31st, 1901, Polish-American anarchist Leon Czolgosz booked a room in Nowak’s Hotel at 1078 Broadway.

Six days later he made a trip to Buffalo, site of the Pan-American Exposition where President William McKinley was due to speak. He shot him from close range. [Read more…] about 1899 And The Making Of New York City

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Auburn Prison, Crime and Justice, Fires, Irish Immigrants, Jewish History, Manhattan, New York City, Oscar Hammerstein, Performing Arts, Sing Sing Prison, Theatre, Theodore Roosevelt, Transportation History

The Destruction of Gerrit Smith’s Mansion

April 21, 2022 by Milton Sernett 3 Comments

SmithMansionFTT copyHistorical research using old newspapers fascinates but also frustrates me. Had you read the March 5th, 1936 edition of The Cazenovia Republican you would have learned that the historic Gerrit Smith mansion in Peterboro, New York, burned to the ground two days earlier. [Read more…] about The Destruction of Gerrit Smith’s Mansion

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Agricultural History, Architecture, Fires, Gerrit Smith Estate, Madison County, Peterboro, Smithfield, womens history

Rangers Respond to Lost Hiker at Breakneck Ridge, Debris Fire in Brookhaven

December 29, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond to Lost Hiker at Breakneck Ridge, Debris Fire in Brookhaven

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, SAR, Search and Rescue

A Canal Gunpowder Blast: The Day Verona Beach’s Waterfront Was Razed

October 25, 2021 by Bill Orzell 2 Comments

Map of Sylvan Beach The Oneida County resorts of Sylvan and Verona Beach are located on the sandy eastern shore of Oneida Lake. This twenty-two mile lake, and its geographic orientation, affords this setting spectacular sunsets. These factors made the eastern shore a desirable vacation destination in the nineteenth century, and a thriving resort community developed along Wood Creek.

Originally, Wood Creek had been improved in the late eighteenth century by the Western Inland Lock Navigation Company as part of that private entity’s effort to link the Mohawk River to Lake Ontario. [Read more…] about A Canal Gunpowder Blast: The Day Verona Beach’s Waterfront Was Razed

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Barge Canal, Erie Canal, Fires, Oneida County, Oneida Lake, Sylvan Beach, Transportation History, Verona Beach

Belmont’s Terminal Course Survived Dark Days of Horse Racing

June 27, 2021 by Bill Orzell Leave a Comment

Belmont Park Terminal owner/trainer access badge courtesy National Museum of Racing and Hall of FameSteeplechase and hunt racing have long annals in the Empire State, and with more interest recently in turf racing, some long forgotten aspects of this history in New York are interesting to explore.

A dedicated turf and steeplechase venue, known as Belmont Park Terminal Course, operated on the Queens/Nassau County boundary from 1907 to 1927. [Read more…] about Belmont’s Terminal Course Survived Dark Days of Horse Racing

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Belmont Park, Fires, Gambling, Horses, Long Island, Nassau County, Queens, sports, Sports History

Corinth’s 1919 German–American Club Fire

June 24, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Corinth German-American Club ca 1910In the early morning hours of July 4, 1919, a fire alarm was sounded in the village of Corinth, Saratoga County. Many residents thought some kids were celebrating Independence Day a bit early, but when the International Paper Mill fire whistle sounded everyone knew it was real.

The popular German-American Club next to a creek on lower Pine Street was ablaze. [Read more…] about Corinth’s 1919 German–American Club Fire

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Corinth, Corinth Museum, Fires, German-American History, Immigration, Industrial History, Irish Immigrants, Labor History, Prohibition, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Center, Saratoga County History Roundtable, World War One

Rangers Respond: Lost Child, Illegal Fires, Injured Lake George Hiker

April 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond: Lost Child, Illegal Fires, Injured Lake George Hiker

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, SAR, Search and Rescue, wildfires

Residential Brush Burning Prohibited Through May 14th

April 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fire Danger Map 4-22Open burning of debris is the largest single cause of spring wildfires in New York State. When temperatures are warmer and the past fall’s debris and leaves dry out, wildfires can start and spread easily and be further fueled by winds and a lack of green vegetation. [Read more…] about Residential Brush Burning Prohibited Through May 14th

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: DEC, Fires, wildfires

Prescribed Burn At Shawangunk Grasslands

March 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Prescribed burn in Ulster CountyOn March 15th, NYS State Department of Conservation Forest Rangers in Region 3 assisted the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) with a prescribed burn at the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge.

The Refuge is located in Ulster County, NY, at the site of the former Galeville Military Airport. The airport was decommissioned in 1994 and turned over to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1999.

[Read more…] about Prescribed Burn At Shawangunk Grasslands

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Fires, Forest Rangers, nature, Shawangunk Grasslands

Rangers Respond: Brush Fire, Buck Mt, High Tor, Hudson Highlands & More

March 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond: Brush Fire, Buck Mt, High Tor, Hudson Highlands & More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, SAR, Search and Rescue, wildfires

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