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The first known settlement occurred in 1804. The island was once considered to be part of Canada but, since 1823, has been recognized as part of the United States. Shortly afterwards a dispute over some harvested trees created a brief disturbance called "The Grindstone Island War" in which American militia attempted to prevent the removal of the logs.
Grindstone Island Upper Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located on Grindstone Island, Clayton, Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1885, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay by one bay, frame building on a granite foundation. The building includes a vestibule and small teachers apartment.
List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Clinton County, New York This is intended to be a complete list of National Register of Historic Places in Clinton County, New York . The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
Canoe-Picnic Point State Park was purchased by the New York State Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission in 1897. Along with Mary Island State Park, it was one of the first New York state parks established along the St. Lawrence River as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation, a recreation area within the Thousand Islands region authorized by New York State in 1896.
The Grindstone City Historic District consists of about 250 acres of land, including quarry sites and two original buildings. At the time of nomination, there were no other buildings on the site, although subsequently a portion has been turned into a subdivision. Most of the quarry pits have been filled with rubble, and trees cover the operations.
Grindstone – A hamlet on the northern side of Grindstone Island. Grindstone Island – The fourth largest of the Thousand Islands. It lies in the St. Lawerence River opposite Clayton village. Gunns Corners – A hamlet in the southeastern corner of the town on NY-180 at NY-12. Murray Isle – An island in the St. Lawrence River by the eastern ...
New York City, United States Blue-green pigment gum bichromate over platinum print [s 2] The Pond—Moonlight: 1904 Edward Steichen: Mamaroneck, New York, United States Multiple gum bichromate print over platinum Pictorialist hand-colored photograph; only three versions exist. In 2006, a print became the most expensive photo sold. [30] [31] [s 3]
This is one of the largest collections of public domain images online (clip art and photos), and the fastest-loading. Maintainer vets all images and promptly answers email inquiries. Open Clip Art – This project is an archive of public domain clip art. The clip art is stored in the W3C scalable vector graphics (SVG) format.