Jumel Mansion

Historical Explorations in New York: by Reginald Pelham Bolton

Inwood Arrowheads

Starting sometime in the 1880’s a group of “Weekend Archeologists” began exploring the virgin soil of Inwood, on the northern tip of Manhattan, with pick and shovel. Often these gentlemen of a Victorian era and dress had no idea what they were looking for.  They were however intelligent men, armed with maps, sketches and books, [...]

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Inwood Pottery Studio

Inwood Pottery Studio, New York City

Inwood Hill Park has seen its share of activity through the centuries, but little has been written of the pottery studio that spawned generations of world class artists. The Inwood Pottery Studio was founded in 1923 by Harry Voorhees and his wife, Aimee LePrince Voorhees. While Harry was a former railroad and elevator engineer from [...]

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