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Harlem Interiors At The Morris Jumel Mansion (photos)

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Harlem’s Revolution

General Washington spent two months in the fall of 1776 at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in northern Manhattan where he and his troops were headquartered during the British retreat Morris-jumelat the Battle of Harlem Heights. Continue reading →

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Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum in Harlem, NY (video)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by | 4 Comments

During the decade before the Revolutionary War, the Georgian house, with its monumental portico and octagonal drawing room, was the setting for some of the colony’s most fashionable parties. Continue reading →

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Harlem’s Revolutionary War History

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On April 12, the Revolutionary War began with shots fired on the fort. On September 16, 1776, the Battle of Harlem Heights, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Harlem or Battle of Harlem Plain was fought in western Harlem around the Hollow Way (now West 125th St., and Lenox Avenue) with conflicts on Morningside Heights to the south and Harlem Heights to the north.

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George Washington In Harlem At Morris-Jumel

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This lecture will focus on the presidency of George Washington while the capital was located in New York, as well as the temporary relocation to Philadelphia.  Continue reading →

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Harlem World Magazine Links

Posted on April 1, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Relying on the expertise of distinguished editors, contributors, provides access to trusted information, interpretation and scholarship on the global Harlem experience. It’s all free. It’s all enriching. Users worldwide can find, in this virtual Harlem, exhibitions, books, articles, photographs, prints, audio and video streams, and selected external links for research in the history and cultures of Harlem.

Our whole mission is to distribute Harlem content, curate it, and give you access to this high quality content whenever and wherever you want it. Free audio books, free movies, free ebooks and other enriching content — it’s all here.Harlem World Magazine was founded in 2003. Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Yankee Cities In Harlem

Posted on July 4, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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Morris-jumelHere is a tale of two cities: New York City and ours.

I took the Amtrak train down to Manhattan last weekend and spent time at the Morris-Jumel Mansion. This is a “jewel in the crown” and is the oldest house in Manhattan. It is located in Fort Washington on the upper West side of New York City up from Harlem and off Amsterdam Avenue and past Columbia University.

Inside the black iron fence sits a sunken garden where I found myself watching on the awakening spring morning children from PS4 being introduced to the basics of gardening. Lecturers inside the mansion were preparing presentations on the founding fathers and their quest to establish a country free from tyranny.

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