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Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, Caffè Lena is the oldest continually running coffee house in the United States. [1] Founded in 1960 by William and Lena Spencer (née Nargi), [2] it claims to be the oldest folk-oriented coffee house, in the U.S., [3] featuring acoustic concerts and cultural events showcasing folk music, traditional music, and singer-songwriters of a wide range ...
Hakone Gardens is an 18-acre (7.3 ha) traditional Japanese garden in Saratoga, California, United States.A recipient of the Save America's Treasures Award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it is recognized as one of the oldest Japanese-style residential gardens in the Western Hemisphere.
USS Nightingale was originally the tea clipper and slave ship Nightingale, launched in 1851. USS Saratoga captured her off Africa in 1861; the United States Navy then purchased her. During the American Civil War Nightingale served as a supply ship and collier supporting Union Navy ships blockading the Confederate States of America.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Saratoga County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [ 1 ]
Saratoga is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,808 at the 2020 census. [3] [4] It is also the commonly used, but not official ...
Tea first appeared publicly in England during the 1650s, where it was introduced through coffeehouses. From there it was introduced to British colonies in America and elsewhere. Tea taxation was a large issue; in Britain tea smuggling thrived until the repeal of tea's tax in 1785. [37]
The Spirit of Life began as a commission for a memorial to the famous Wall Street financier Spencer Trask (1844–1909). Trask was a summer resident in Saratoga Springs and a founder of the committee which was charged with renewing the city's reputation as a health resort.
[4] [5] The Saratoga Surrender Site Memorial Park marks the precise location where British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to General Horatio Gates on October 17, 1777. [4] The 19-acre park is located nine miles north of the Saratoga Battlefield Park, and a half mile south of Schuylerville on U.S. Route 4. [ 4 ]