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Uncle Sam's New York's Blog – February 2010 Archive (4)

Neighborhood Focus: Madison Square Park

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Added by Uncle Sam's New York on February 26, 2010 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Postage Currency from the Civil War 1862-1863 . All produced in New York City

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Added by Uncle Sam's New York on February 23, 2010 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Exploring the Meatpacking District

By Samantha Nicholson

The Meatpacking District was once home to hundreds of slaughterhouses and packing plants. It was…

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Added by Uncle Sam's New York on February 19, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Exhuming President James Monroe (1758-1831) 5th President of the United States. Removed from NYC’s Marble Cemetery in 1858

By Jack Stanley

Removing the coffin from the vault

Monroe’s coffin on display at New York’s City hall on July 3, 1858. Before the body was taken to Virginia for burial…It must of had a rather musty smell after being in a vault for 27 years…But there seems to be no mention of it. The smell I guess was not too strong as the inner coffin was switched to a new one. The inner coffin was made of lead, and it was placed inside a… Continue

Added by Uncle Sam's New York on February 8, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments