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Derek Lundquist 1 book 2 followers. You'll see these scenes captured in this book on almost every street in Manhattan. Thousands of people walk these streets every day. But how many have stopped to take the time to notice them, or just stop and think about what those scenes mean?

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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Located just outside of Speculator, the cave has been explored and mused over for decades.

It is feet deep and 8-feet wide, ample dimensions to hold even the biggest spelunker. The mystery? Is it a natural cave or manmade? Nobody knows for sure! Photo: Stef Noble via flickr. Herkimer County: General Herkimer Monument. This is one of the best "action" statues you will find. A life-sized bronze statue of General Nicholas Herkimer is positioned atop a huge boulder. In the presenting tableau, Herkimer can be seen sitting on his saddle while pointing out battlefield maneuvers with his long, curved clay pipe.

The scene is taken from a historical event. During an Upstate battle in the Revolutionary War, the general had his horse shot out from under him and suffered a serious bullet wound in his leg. Although he died 10 days later from his wound, his calm leadership inspired his men during the battle. Located in where else Herkimer, N. This is an awesome statue! More information. Jefferson County: Giant crow statues. Wait, what was that? How many drivers have said that over the years as they drive south from Alexandria Bay on I and look to their right?

Three giant steel black crows are in a field calmly watching the traffic go by for no apparent reason. They are about 6-feet tall and are the work of sculptor Will Salisbury, of nearby Omar, N.

Kings County: Mosaic House. This house a private residence is covered with thousands of shiny, colorful pieces of ceramic tiles, mirrors, beads, broken pottery, buttons and all sorts of bric-a-brac. For more than 15 years this has been the top photo-op location in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill section. No cell coverage, but spent most of my birthday with my mom and nana. Cruising around way upstate NY and we ran across ladylewindamilkzalot the giant cow weldabullcreations.

Lowville is known as the home of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and this gigantic fiberglass cow is the community's unofficial mascot. She is also New York's largest cow. The happy bovine stands feet tall and is feet long and is located in front of the Lowville Producers Dairy Cooperative. I'm still learning about the history of this particular site, but that huge tree was the site of the ambush and torture of two soldiers back in the Revolutionary War. That massive tree was present and there was a plaque there to commemorate that.

Two days Boybe and Parker were tortured before they were murdered. Where I live is so rich in American history. It's wonderful to be able to happen on places like this and share the stories of men who lived and died protecting this land with my kids. Moments like this they will never forget. Livingston County: Torture Tree. During a battle near Culyerville outside of Geneseo in , several American soldiers, marching with General John Sullivan, were caught and tortured by the Indian enemy.

Tortured is putting it mildly. Today, a bronze plaque at the site describes the unspeakable way these gallant men met their deaths. This is a grim memorial, but a fascinating one. Photo: Syracuse. Madison County: The Cazenovia Mummy. Located above the Cazenovia Library is the small but very well done Museum of Oddities. Basically a "one man's collection," this odd grouping of antiques, stuffed birds and artifacts from the early days of Cazenovia, also has a mummy.

A fully-wrapped 2,year-old Egyptian mummy that was delivered to the village in at the behest of the museum's benefactor, Robert J. Is the mummy a male or female? Well, go and see for yourself hint: think X-ray! Monroe County: Sam Patch grave. Daredevil Sam Patch was the "Evel Knievel" of his day. He was known as the "Yankee Leaper," and his show-stopper was jumping from high places into dangerous waters below.

In , he actually jumped from a high-rise deck out and over Niagara Falls. He did it a second time two years later in front of a crowd of over 10, onlookers. On Friday the 13 th in , a cold and bitter November day, Patch made his final leap into the Genesee River near Rochester. His frozen body was found down river in the spring.

Montgomery County: Fort Klock. Fort Klock is a historic stone fort in St. It was an important military outpost and once hosted Generals Herkimer, Schuyler, Hamilton and Clinton! SteppingStonesLighthouse Perfect picture! Beautiful day on the water. Lighthouse SaltLife Boat. A post shared by Johnathon L. Nassau County: Stepping Stones Lighthouse. Beautiful, small, one-and-a-half story brick lighthouse currently operated by the United States Coast Guard.

Located on Long Island Sound, where it has been a fixture since Take a boat ride out past the U. Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point to view it and then later, if so moved, make a tax-deductible donation to the Great Neck Historical Society's Lighthouse Fund to help save it from being lost to decay.

Private Passage. Pier 96, Hudson River Park. Located in Hudson River Park W. At night, lights are lit inside giving it an eerie air of an actual ship's stateroom. Niagara County: Lockport Caves. The Lockport Caves are a series of underground excavation caves used during the construction of the canal. There is even an underground boat ride. Tours here are very popular. Oneida County: Proctor Eagle.

High on a mountain overlooking the city of Utica, a large bronze eagle is captured frozen in time ready to take flight. The "Proctor Eagle" is located at the top of Roscoe Conkling Park and was placed here by Maria Proctor to commemorate the life of her husband, Thomas Redfield Proctor, one of the city's earliest and greatest benefactors. Onondaga County: Coleman's Leprechaun Door. Syracuse has a long association with its Irish immigrant history. From the "green over red" traffic light on Tipperary Hill to the city's annual St.

There is no better identification of this association then the little "leprechaun's door" which is right next to the main entrance of Coleman's to welcome in "the wee ones.

Ontario County: Purple fire hydrants. The Finger Lakes community of Naples is evocative of its Italian inspiration. Rolling hills undulate toward a sparkling blue lake. Vineyards are plentiful throughout the countryside.

And the village itself has a quaint, welcoming charm. Also, notice the fire hydrants are painted purple in honor of their signature grape. It's the only village in New York allowed to do such a thing.

Photo: Joe Schumacher via flickr. Orange County: Knifetown's McKinley statue. Walden was once the knife-making capital of the U. When outside interests threatened the knife-making business, President William McKinley stepped in and signed legislation protecting the industry and thereby saving hundreds of jobs in "Knifetown.

At its base it says "Erected by the Working Men of Walden. Orleans County: Electric train layout. It is one of the largest toy train layouts in the country. You can find it at the Medina Railroad Museum.