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The Story Behind New York City’s Water Supply
A reservoir system capacity of 570 billion gallons. A watershed area that covers 1.2 million acres. And a supply that is 90 percent unfiltered....
Capital Region History Day
On this special episode of A New York Minute In History, we come to you from the New York State Museum in Albany. The...
Al Smith, FDR And The Progressive Movement
On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Don Wildman examine how two New Yorkers – Al Smith...
A New Future For The New York History Journal
On this special edition of A New York Minute In History we discuss an exciting development regarding the New York History Journal. Starting this...
The Dutch And New Netherland
On the fourth episode of A New York Minute In History, we detail Henry Hudson’s exploration of what would become the Empire State and...
The Erie Canal: Compressing Time And Distance
On the third episode of A New York Minute In History we explore the Empire State’s most ambitious engineering feat…the Erie Canal. Completed in...