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According to History In Asphalt by John McNamara, Paparinemin meant “Place of False Starts”, alluding to the double tide caused by the Hudson and the Harlem Rivers.
Also see- Studies in Etymology and Etiology, by David Gold ( attached)According to an FBI log of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s August 1963 meetings with publisher Al Duckett (as told by Taylor Branch in Parting the Waters), Dr. King “managed to escape almost every day to the nearby Riverdale Motor Inn, where Clarence Jones had ensconced a writer named Al Duckett to help with crash production of the Birmingham book (Why We Can’t Wait).”
It appears that Mr. Barton is 77 and living in NJ with his son. His wife passed away in 2009. I could not find out if his wife was part of the heist. I do remember when this happened.
It was not a matter of the people of Riverdale not wanting to be a part of Yonkers. When Yonkers was incorporated, it was decided to exclude the Irish Catholics in the southern district.
Booker T. Washington visited the Huntington Free Library in the Bronx, twice. Mr. Huntington funded many school buildings at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University). You can see his signature in our Historic guestbook.
Its October 7th and as I sip Pina Coladas in St. Augustine, I just enjoyed a stroll and cider via 1776 Kingsbridge. Thank you
It is a very beautiful painting and artist George Harvey was very well respected. There are numerous articles about him & his family.
Of Course…! I believe other Kennedy children may have gone to Riverdale Country School also during the short time the Kennedy’s lived in Riverdale.
