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A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors.
English: A first edition, first issue, of one of the largest and most impressive maps of Long Island, New York to appear in the 19th century. Published in 1873, this magnificent map covers the whole of Long Island as well as parts of Manhattan, Staten Island, and Hudson county, New Jersey.
Athens Lower Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Athens in Greene County, New York. The district contains 267 contributing buildings, including the Jan Van Loon House built in 1706. It includes residential, commercial, and ecclesiastical structures built primarily during the 19th century in a variety of popular ...
Athens Riverfront Park, September 2007. Athens is located along the eastern edge of Greene County, in the eastern part of the town of Athens, at (42.267151, −73.812487 The village is situated on the west bank of the Hudson River, and the village limits extend to the center of the river, which in this location is the eastern of two channels.
Long Island quickly became New York City's retreat – with millions of people going to and from the city to the new state parks. In time, development started to follow the parkways and the railroad lines, with commuter towns springing up first along the railroad, then the roadways: the Southern State Parkway , the Northern State Parkway , and ...
Athens – The village of Athens is on the eastern edge of the town. Athens Station – A location south of West Athens. Hollister Lake – A lake in the northwestern part of the town. Lime Street – A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town. Middle Ground Flats – An island in the Athens River. Sleepy Hollow Lake – A lake at the ...
The Albertus Van Loon House (/ v æ n ˈ l oʊ n /, like van loan) is a 1.5 story native stone home in the village of Athens, New York, United States.Built in 1724 by Albertus Van Loon, one of eight children of Jan Van Loon, [5] it is one of the oldest extant buildings in its part of New York State.
The Brick Row Historic District in the village of Athens, New York is a small row of brick row houses that were built as apartments for the workers of the booming clay mining industry in the late 19th century to early 20th century. The row houses are found on Brick Row St. off route 385 just north of the village of Athens.