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Monday,
October 24 - We are proud to announce a new side
project for NYFalls.com,
New York Historic. This new map-based website serves
as a photographic catalog for New York State's historic
landmarks. Although launching as a work-in-progress, there
are already a lot of historic sites posted that you can
check out now.
I am hoping this new website will also inspire photography
enthusiasts to get out and explore their region to
photograph these sites. Documenting, describing, and
encouraging artists to capture the look and feel of these
locations will also help with state education and pride. I,
myself, have learned so much about local history just by
finding a dozen or so locations. I can't wait to see what
else I will find.
With hurricane Irene's devastation claiming some of our
treasured landmarks (such as s
Old Blenheim Bridge) the need to find, record, and
organize these locations so people from all over the world
can appreciate them has become more urgent. I am hoping that
New York Historic
can serve as a guide for people to begin exploring the
history of their state just as NYFalls.com has inspired
people to seek out New York's waterfalls.
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