Northeast — Site filing

Sites with a file in New York

New York carries 16 dossiers under this filing — places the record keeps even where the classification stays broad. The documented past sits on one side of each file, the reported present on the other. Claims are logged as claims; the archive does not certify the ground.

16 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsGrand Central — deepest file

Also filed under site:Hawaii44 Michigan39 Arizona39 Wyoming30 Illinois30 Oregon22 Pennsylvania20 West Virginia20

Other New York filings:Historic sites51 Houses10 Museums8 Hotels7 Theaters6 Lighthouses5 Mansions5 Inns4 Mansion museums4 Roads3

Grand Central

New York, New York

The 1913 terminal—the dead are said to walk the tracks.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Sailors’ Snug Harbor

Staten Island, New York

The 1833 sailors’ home—the Staten Island cultural center.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Washington Square Park

New York, New York

The potter’s field under the arch—20,000 burials below.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hart Island

Bronx, New York

The potter’s field—a million buried, no headstones.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Smallpox Hospital ruins

New York, New York

The 1856 Gothic ruin on Roosevelt Island—the "Renwick ruin."

2 claims · 1 legend→

Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

Brooklyn, New York

The 1908 column over the prison-ship dead—11,000 martyrs.

2 claims · 1 legend→

McSorley’s Old Ale House

New York, New York

The 1854 ale house—"we were here before you were born."

2 claims · 1 legend→

Chumley’s

New York, New York

The speakeasy that gave "86" to the language.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Landmark Tavern

New York, New York

The 1868 dockside tavern—where the drowned captain is seen.

2 claims · 1 legend→

One if by Land

New York, New York

Aaron Burr’s carriage house—the most haunted restaurant in New York.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Triangle Shirtwaist site

New York, New York

March 25, 1911—the fire that changed labor law.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Doyers Street

New York, New York

The "Bloody Angle"—where the tongs fought their wars.

2 claims · 1 legend→

SS Central America

New York, New York

September 12, 1857—the gold ship that sank the economy.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Love Canal

Niagara Falls, New York

The canal that poisoned a neighborhood—1978, Superfund born.

African Burial Ground

New York, New York

The 17th-18th century burial ground under Lower Manhattan—found 1991.

Puck Building

New York, New York

The 1885 magazine building—where Puck’s statue watches Lafayette Street.

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