NYCkayaker Sherman Creek. Was: (no subject)

[mike]

There is still at least one remaining farmhouse in this area at Broadway and
204 street,  i had passed by  it a ton of times on my bike , never realized
it was there, I still need to get myself inside. http://tinyurl.com/36cant
 
http://www.washington-heights.us/links/frame.php?url=http://www.dyckmanfarmh
ouse.org/
There is a cool house and property overlooking this whole area of the Harlem
river, the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum  
http://www.historichousetrust.org/item.php?i_id=20 
These house are easily arrived at by bike. All these house are a must see.
Alexander Hamilton's house, http://www.nps.gov/hagr/index.htm  is up in the
Harlem heights area too, they are moving it to Northwest corner of St.
Nicholas Park . 
>>From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net [mailto:nyckayaker-
>>bounces at rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of David Gottlieb
>>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:06 AM
>>To: Erik Baard; nyckayaker
>>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Sherman Creek. Was: (no subject)
>>
>>>From the following website:  http://myharlem.org/v2/sub.php?PK=20
>>
>>
>>" Sherman Avenue and Sherman Creek were named for the family who moved
>>here
>>in 1807. Sherman Creek was an important landmark in the colonial days as
>>it
>>was the Manhattan landing for a ferry that went to the Bronx on the Harlem
>>River. The Creek was originally called the Half Kill when the Dutch
>>settled
>>in the area. Over the years several boat clubs such as the Atlanta, Lone
>>Star, Non-Pariel and Union have used the shores of Sherman Creek for dock
>>space. Many of these clubs closed in the 1960s, and the area was left in
>>ruins with old boats rotting. The area has been restored by the New York
>>Restoration Project and the New York City Department of Parks and
>>Recreation. The site will be used for additional parkland and a new
>>marina."
>>
>>On 1/17/08 8:41 AM, "Erik Baard" <erikbaard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sherman Creek was named for a family who settled the area in 1807:
>>>
>>> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/sherman_creek/booklet.pdf
>>>
>>> I love it for the comb jellies, large owl, and marsh grasses.
>>>
>>> Erik Baard
>>> www.licboathouse.org
>>> www.naturecalendar.com
>>>
>>> On 1/15/08, TomBrooklyn <tombrook11232 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From: "Tim Gamble"
>>>>> Tracy from the Harlem River Boat club just sent this to me.
>>>>> vvvvvvvvv
>>>>> The Parks & Cultural Affairs
>>>>> committee will be hearing from the NYC Parks Dept about Sherman Creek,
>>>>> and developing public waterfront access in the area.
>>>>> Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.  PS/IS 176 Auditorium
>>>>> 4862 Broadway (btw. Academy & W 204th St.)
>>>>
>>>> Where is Sherman Creek, and who is the Sherman it was named after?
>>>>
>>>> (I'm guessing General William Tecumseh Sherman, who burned Atlanta to
>>the
>>>> ground and
>>>> scorched the earth from there to the sea at Savannah, crippling the
>>Rebels
>>>> in the
>>>> largest and bloodiest war in American history.)
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