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Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 28: North-West Gate
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Continuing our series on the tablets installed at important sites around the city of Albany in honor of the bicentennial of its charter, in 1886: Tablet No. 28 — North-West Gate.Bronze tablet, 9×13 inches, set in building occupied by Johnston & Reilly, North Pearl street. Inscription :“Here Stood the Northwest Gate of the city.…
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Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 27: Joel Munsell
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Of all the Albany Bicentennial Tablets that have disappeared, perhaps the most ironic and unjust is the tablet celebrating printer and publisher Joel Munsell – no one has done more to record and preserve the history of the city of Albany, and in thanks, we commemorate him with: exactly nothing. Without his work, particularly…
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Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 26 – Crailo
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Once again, one of Albany’s Bicentennial markers is missing – and this one wasn’t even in Albany. The Bicentennial Committee listed the following text on Tablet No. 26: Tablet No. 26 —Johannes Van RensselaerIn bronze, 7×16 inches, set in the wall of the original mansion on the Greenbush banks. Inscription: “This Manor House, Built…
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Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 25 – Manor House
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Continuing our slow march through the tablets placed in honor of the bicentennial of Albany’s charter as a city, we have a marker that denoted the site of what was for many years the most important house in Rensselaerswyck – the manor house of the patroon. Tablet No. 25 — Manor House, Albany Bronze tablet,…
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Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 24 – City Gate
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Continuing our review – our very slow review – of the historical markers that were placed around Albany in honor of the bicentennial of the city’s charter in 1886. City Gate where News of Burning of Schenectady was Received.Bronze tablet, 24×32 inches, in face of north wall of American Express building, at Broadway and Steuben…
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A Visit from St. Nicholas
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On December 23, 1823, the Troy Sentinel made cultural history, as the first newspaper to publish Clement Moore’s Christmas poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” now perhaps better known as “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas.” It was written by Clement Moore of New York City, read aloud in his home in the Christmas season…
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There Was More to Kate Than We Knew
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Taking a little break from the bicentennial markers to do some cleanup, but they’ll be back soon. Years back now, we wrote a post about the incredible embroidery of Catherine Hewitt Pfordt. At Philadelphia’s Centennial Exhibition in 1876, her embroidery was recognized “for great taste in design and workmanship, displaying extraordinary skill.” Catherine Pfordt…
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Albany Bicentennial Tablet No. 23 – Beaver Kill
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Hoxsie has been on an extended hiatus, and comes roaring back with . . . almost nothing. There’s not a huge amount to say about this bicentennial tablet in the first place, and we were unable to find its fate. Bronze tablet, 11 x 23 inches, set in granite block in sidewalk, near curb,…
