The Walworth Patricide. The name Walworth was an old and venerable one in the state of New York. William Walworth arrived there from London in 1689; during the American Revolution, Benjamin Walworth fought in the Battle o...More...Murder By Gaslight - 5/25/2013
Soapy Smith's grave marker stolen, 1908 Soapy Smith's final resting place The first of five grave markers placed over the grave (courtesy of Dickey Family Collection) arl Gurcke published a post entitled, A Very Brief History...More...Soapy Smith's Soap Box - 5/23/2013
Gold Rush Prospector, 1849More...Little Penny Dreadful - 5/25/2013
A 19th century hotel sign comes back into viewA few days ago, workers renovating the exterior of a corner building at Eighth Avenue and 25th Street uncovered a relic of old New York. It’s the faint letters spelling out an old sign for Utah ...More...Ephemeral New York - 5/24/2013
1721: Joseph Hanno, “miserable African”(Thanks to Meaghan Good of the Charley Project for the guest post. -ed.) On this date in 1721, Joseph Hanno was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for the murder of his wife, Nanny. He’d killed her...More...Executed Today - 5/25/2013
She is So Very Gifted!Gifted By ANNE CAMPBELL She is so very gifted! If she should write a song, The lyric would be garbled, The melody all wrong. But singing to her baby She builds a world of peace Where sorrow does not e...More...YesterYear Once More - 5/8/2013
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