#Haverstraw

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#OTD in 1780 (9/22) in the early morning hours, in the woods near Haverstraw, American General Benedict Arnold and British Major John André plotted the surrender of the American fortress at West Point. While attempting to return to British lines, André was captured by American soldiers. He was tried, convicted and hanged as a spy at Tappan on October 2, 1780. Arnold escaped capture and joined the British army.

Image: John André, A Representation of Major John André…going from the Vulture Sloop of War, aquatint, circa 1781. Image appeared in our quarterly history journal "South of the Mountains" Vol. 18, No. 2, 1974

This engraving was done from a sketch drawn by André on the morning of his execution. It depicts him being rowed across the Hudson River to his fateful meeting with Benedict Arnold. The caption reads in part: “A representation of Major John André, Adjutant General to the Kings Forces in North America, going from the Vulture Sloop of War to the shore of Haverstraw Bay in Hudsons River the Night of the 23d. of September 1780, in a Boat which was sent for him . . . under the Sanction of a Flag of Truce, by Major General Arnold, who then commanded the Rebel Forces in that district. The above is an exact Copy of a Drawing sketch’d with a Pen by Major André himself, the Morning on which he was to have been executed . . . and found on his Table with other Papers the next day (being that of his Death) by his servant, and delivered by him on his arrival at New York to Lieut. Colonel Crosbie of the 22d. Regiment, who has caused this Engraving to be taken from the Original in his Possession, as a small Mark of his Friendship for that very valuable and unfortunate officer.”

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Haverstraw, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Christmas Seals, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. 1943

Photo: Gordon Parks

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Views of the Hudson river and the Marina at Haverstraw NY July 8 2021

[aryburn-trains]

New York Central K11e class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive # 4550, is seen leading a passenger train at West Haverstraw, New York 09-09-1951

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SW Johnson SFE Co. No 1

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Car Service to Airport Rockland County

[ceofjohnlennon]

NEVER SEEN BEFORE photo of John Lennon with composer Rip Hayman at the Gate Hill Cooperative in Haverstraw, 1976, taken by Paco Underhill.

© Guido Almstedt.

[kaijuno]

LOUISE JENKINS MERIWETHER

(May 8, 1923 – October 10, 2023)

Louise Jenkins Meriwether, a novelist, essayist, journalist, and social activist, was the only daughter of Marion Lloyd Jenkins and his wife, Julia. Meriwether was born May 8, 1923, in Haverstraw, New York, to parents from South Carolina.

After the 1929 stock market crash, Louise’s family migrated from Haverstraw to New York City. They moved to Brooklyn first and later to Harlem. The third of five children, Louise grew up during the Great Depression, a time that would deeply affect her young life and ultimately influence her as a writer.

Louise Jenkins attended Public School 81 in Harlem and graduated from Central Commercial High School in downtown Manhattan. In the 1950s, she received a B.A. in English from New York University before meeting and marrying Angelo Meriwether, a Los Angeles teacher. Although this marriage and later marriage to Earle Howe ended in divorce, Louise continued to use the Meriwether name. In 1965, Louise earned an M.A. in journalism from the University of California at Los Angeles. Her first book, Daddy Was a Number Runner, a fictional account of the economic devastation of Harlem in the Great Depression, appeared in 1970 as the first novel to emerge from the Watts Writers’ Workshop.

The circumstances surrounding this photo are largely unnatributed to larger context but some citation indicates that Jenkins-Merriwether was being questioned by police at a protest.

[pamelaaminou]

Monday Photography Inspiration - Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander, born on July 14, 1934, in Aberdeen, Washington, is an acclaimed American photographer renowned for his innovative and influential contributions to the field of photography. His career, spanning several decades, has had a profound impact on the art of photography, particularly in the realms of street and social landscape photography. Haverstraw, NY, 1966 Banff,…

[galleryofart]

House by the Railroad

Artist: Edward Hopper (American, 1882 – 1967)

Date: 1925

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Description

The house that is said to have inspired the painting is a Second Empire style Victorian mansion in Haverstraw, New York, where it still stands today. The painting is reported to have influenced the Bates home in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, one of the homes in the 1956 film Giant directed by George Stevens, the home Charles Addams created for The Addams Family, and the house in Days of Heaven.

In 1929–30, the canvas was included in Paintings by 19 Living Americans, the Museum of Modern Art’s initial show solely of American art. MoMA acquired it in 1930, one of the inaugural pieces to become part of the then new art institution's holdings. The work was donated to the MoMA by the Singer sewing machine company heir, art collector, and philanthropist Stephen Clark.

[rocklandhistoryblog]

“Welcome, thrice welcome, to our shores; and withersoever throughout the limits of the continent your course shall take you, the ear that hears you shall bless you, the eye that sees you shall bear witness to you, and every tongue exclaim, with heartfelt joy, welcome, welcome Lafayette." —NY Evening Post, Sept. 15, 1824

OTD(Sept. 15) in 1824 General Lafayette was forced to spend time in Haverstraw Bay due to the grounding of the steamboat “James Kent” on the Oyster Bank. This unfortunate turn of events marked the beginning of the North (Hudson) River segment of Lafayette’s Tour and had a significant impact on the rest of Lafayette’s day on September 15, 1824. Indeed, originally scheduled to be welcomed at the United States Military Academy at West Point around 10 AM, Lafayette would only arrive there early in the afternoon because of the delay accumulated near Haverstraw.

We are pleased to announce the upcoming unveiling of a new Lafayette Trail marker to be installed in Haverstraw on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 10 am.

The marker commemorates the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s stop in the Haverstraw Bay on September 15, 1824 — exactly 200 years ago to the day (and nearly to the hour!)

Join The Lafayette Trail, Inc., the Village of Haverstraw, the Haverstraw Brick Museum, the Historical Society of Rockland County, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation as we (quite literally) mark the historical kickoff of this important segment of the tour!

The event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. It will take place at Emeline Park (30 Liberty St, Haverstraw, NY 10927). Street parking will be available along the park. The ceremony is expected to last approximately 45 minutes and will include remarks from all stakeholders involved in the preparation of the monument, the marker unveiling, and photo opportunities.

[reality-detective]

A freight train has slammed into a tractor-trailer in Haverstraw New York. 👇

You think it's a coincidence? 🤔

Okay, I'm going to ask the BIG question: "Why does the CIA/FBI keep doing this?" 🤔

What's their motive? To disrupt the supply chain and create a food shortage maybe, they have destroyed over 115 food processing plants since January 2021. Millions of chickens have been slaughtered and they are blaming the avian bird flu for that.

I've been warning about a big food shortage for at least 6 months if not longer, you better have water because they're going to contaminate that somehow. You better have a plan. You better be prepared. 🤔

[lboogie1906]

Louise Meriwether (born May 8, 1923) a novelist, essayist, journalist, and social activist, was the only daughter of Marion Lloyd Jenkins and his wife, Julia. She was born in Haverstraw, New York. Her family migrated to New York City. They moved to Brooklyn and Harlem.

She received a BA in English from New York University before meeting and marrying Angelo Meriwether, a Los Angeles teacher. She married Earle Howe. She earned an MA in journalism from UCLA.

She was hired by Universal Studios to become the first African American story analyst in Hollywood’s history. She wrote and published articles in the Los Angeles Sentinel on African Americans. She joined the Watts Writers’ Workshop and worked as a staff member of that project.

Her first book, Daddy Was a Number Runner, a fictional account of the economic devastation of Harlem in the Great Depression, appeared in 1970 as the first novel to emerge from the Watts Writers’ Workshop. Daddy Was a Number Runner, is a fictional account of the historical and sociological devastation of the economic Depression on Harlem residents.

He followed with the publication of three historical biographies for children on civil war hero Robert Smalls (1971), pioneer heart surgeon, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1972), and civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1973). She published novels, Fragments of the Ark (1994) and Shadow Dancing (2000). She has taught creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Houston. She is a member of the Harlem Writers Guild. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[rastronomicals]

6:47 PM EST November 13, 2024:

Johnny Cash - "I've Been Everywhere Man" From the album Unchained (November 5, 1996)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

★★★★

He's been to:

Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, El Salvador, Amarillo, Tocopilla, Barranquilla and Padilla, Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa, Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake, Grand Lake, Devils Lake and Crater Lake, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa Rica, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellico, Argentina, Diamantina, Pasadena and Catalina, Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, El Dorado, Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chattanooga, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City and Dodge City.

[faesloiita]

Maya Kikugoro - Self-Insert Info + Story °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

Maya Kikugoro is a twelve-year-old Japanese girl who has recently immigrated to Haverstraw in New York State with her parents, Taichi and Chinatsu. Though, since Taichi and Chinatsu both work full-time and don't have much income to start, Maya was often left home alone to care for herself. It's been like that ever since she was seven years old. However, she's not the best at it, not bathing frequently or only eating snacks. This left her to be dirty more often than not and small for her age.

Maya is a literature lover and is passionate about books and nature. While her parents are out working, she'll go outside on her own and visit the local parks and libraries. A week into living in the United States, she noticed a white barnyard owl that was always perched in a tree near her whenever she was at the park. Being the sweet girl she is, Maya would frequently talk to it and would offer it crackers (to which the owl refused).

Days later, on a visit to the local library, a book with a red cover caught Maya's eye. It was simply titled "The Labyrinth" and had no writer listed. Curiously, she read the book, becoming engrossed with the story. However, Maya was so into the book's world that she had forgotten the library's closing time. After she was asked to leave, she slipped the book underneath her shirt and snuck it home with her.

She had read the book all night, falling asleep with her entire body underneath her blanket. However, in the middle of the night, Maya was suddenly awakened by one of the Goblin King's servants. The goblin told Maya that the King had been watching her for some time, becoming quickly infatuated with her innocence, youth, and pure heart.

Before the young girl could ask any questions, the goblin servant took her to the Underground and to the Goblin King's throne room. There she finally met Jareth who confirmed that what the goblin said was true and proclaimed his love for her. Jareth also informed the girl of his pity for her, being a neglected child left to care for herself. Maya was rightfully confused, nearly frightened at first before falling for Jareth's charms and promises of love. He appealed to her want for attention and affection and agreed to stay in the Underground with him as his Queen and lover.

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