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Beginnings: Cheek-by-jowl today with Kennedy International Airport, Inwood once was virgin forest rimmed by extensive marshes reaching west into Jamaica Bay. Tradition says Indians often gathered there because it was a cornucopia of oysters, clams and mussels, for making happy palates and wampum. The 1800s brought a few farming and fishing families descended from early Hempstead Town settlers, with names such as Cornell, Sprague, Doughty, Johnson, Rhinehart and Smith.
Photo: Mark Mielke at the final round of the Met PGA Championship at Inwood Country Club. Inwood, NY. Wednesday September 15, 2004 (Photo by Daniel Avila)
Photo: Mark Mielke at the final round of the Met PGA Championship at Inwood Country Club. Inwood, NY. Wednesday September 15, 2004 (Photo by Daniel Avila)
Beginnings: Cheek-by-jowl today with Kennedy International Airport, Inwood once was virgin forest rimmed by extensive marshes reaching west into Jamaica Bay. Tradition says Indians often gathered there because it was a cornucopia of oysters, clams and mussels, for making happy palates and wampum. The 1800s brought a few farming and fishing families descended from early Hempstead Town settlers, with names such as Cornell, Sprague, Doughty, Johnson, Rhinehart and Smith.
Photo: Mark Mielke at the final round of the Met PGA Championship at Inwood Country Club. Inwood, NY. Wednesday September 15, 2004 (Photo by Daniel Avila)
Photo: Mark Mielke at the final round of the Met PGA Championship at Inwood Country Club. Inwood, NY. Wednesday September 15, 2004 (Photo by Daniel Avila)
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Mercury hits 100!
We are having an afternoon like we have not seen in a long time. The mercury hit 100 degrees in South Bend. You have to turn the calendar back nearly 13 years to July 30, 1999 when people in South Bend saw temperatures reach 100 degrees. The last time we...
Tags: Health (music group), High Blood Pressure, Pharmaceuticals, Entertainment Events, Inwood (Manhattan, New York)
Jun 28, 2012
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