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National Historic Landmark - Holland Land Office

National Historic Landmark - Holland Land Office

The Holland Land Company, created by Dutch investors in 1796, helped develop western New York and northern Pennsylvania in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark - Historic Track

National Historic Landmark - Historic Track

Harness racing developed in the United States, and early races in Goshen took place on its main street.

Established in 1838, this is one of the older harness racing courses in the country that is ...

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National Historic Landmark - Matthew Henson Residence

National Historic Landmark - Matthew Henson Residence

On April 6, 1909, Mathew Henson, an African-American trailblazer on Robert Peary's expedition, became the first man known to reach the North Pole.

On the trip, he saved Peary's life on several occasions, conversed with ...

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National Historic Landmark - Henry Street Settlement

National Historic Landmark - Henry Street Settlement And Neighborhood Playhouse

Founded in 1895, this was one of the leading institutions in the settlement house movement in the U.S.

Lillian Wald, suffragist and pacifist, lived and worked here for nearly 40 years. ...

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National Historic Landmark - Lemuel Haynes House

National Historic Landmark - Lemuel Haynes House

Latter-day (1822-33) home of the first ordained African-American minister in the United States, who was also the first Black minister to a white congregation.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark -Jean Hasbrouck House

National Historic Landmark -Jean Hasbrouck House

Built in two stages -- a one-room house in 1694 that was enlarged in 1712 to become both home and store -- this stone structure survives as the best example of a 17th-century Flemish Colonial ...

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National Historic Landmark - John A. Hartford House

National Historic Landmark - John A. Hartford House

Home (1930-51) of the merchandising genius of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P), the first nationwide chain-store company.

Under Hartford's leadership, the firm expanded to become the largest retailer in the ...

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National Historic Landmark - Harmony Mills

National Historic Landmark - Harmony Mills

From the late 1860s through the 1880s, the Harmony Mills Company was one of the largest American producers of cotton fabric for printed calicoes and fine cotton muslins.

Harmony Mill No. 3 was the largest ...

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National Historic Landmark-Hamilton Grange (A. Hamilton House)

National Historic Landmark - Hamilton Grange (Alexander Hamilton House)

This is the only home ever owned by Alexander Hamilton, who was among the important proponents of the Constitution and provided brilliant leadership as the first Secretary of the Treasury.

It ...

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National Historic Landmark - James Hall Office

National Historic Landmark - James Hall Office

In this office, James Hall conducted the geological research which made him one of the country's best-known 19th-century geologists.

The expertise he showed in his 1830s survey of New York state led to other ...

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