In June of 2015, Mayor Bill De Blasio unveiled a plaque in lower Manhattan to commemorate the eighteenth-century slave market that once operated at the foot of Wall Street.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887–1944), son of President Theodore Roosevelt, was an American military officer, businessman, and public official. A veteran of both World Wars, he earned the Medal of Honor for leadership during the D-Day landings and previously served as Governor of Puerto Rico and Governor-General of the Philippines.
In the 1970s, planned development threatened the Flatts. Excavations, advocacy, and community support preserved the site. By 2002, it became Schuyler Flatts Cultural Park, a National Historic Landmark and public treasure.
James Roosevelt (1907–1991) was an American Marine Corps officer, businessman, and politician, and the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. A decorated World War II Marine and Navy Cross recipient, he later served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives representing California.
In 1650, Arent van Curler joined an embassy to the Mohawks, shaping its diplomacy. Len Tantillo’s painting imagines everyday trade—bark canoes, Flatts horses, and gifts of sewant exchanged along the river.
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (1829–1906) was an American lawyer, conservationist, diplomat, and politician. An uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives and later became U.S. Minister to the Netherlands, while also advocating for conservation and the protection of waterways.
In 2004, archaeologists Paul Huey and Jim Bradley led Len Tantillo across a recently turned field along a creek on the east side of the Hudson...
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), the 26th President of the United States, became the youngest president in American history after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. Known for his energy and reform agenda, he championed conservation, trust-busting, consumer protection, and international diplomacy, and won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War.
From the estate of Rutger Jacobsen, Arent bought a painting for 85 guilders, a ring for 39, and a silver beaker for 68. These articles joined other staples and luxuries which a prosperous burgher expected to enjoy.
Nicholas Roosevelt (1767–1854) was an American inventor and engineer who helped develop early steamboat technology. He introduced the vertical paddle wheel used on riverboats and worked with Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton on the steamboat New Orleans, helping launch the era of Mississippi River steam navigation.
