Tag: George Washington
Sagtikos Manor Group Loses Bid to Sway How Trust Spends Millions...
A recent appeals court ruling found that the nonprofit had no standing to sue.
Sagtikos Manor Holds Three Centuries of Long Island History Under One...
In April 1790, Gen. George Washington was the house guest of Isaac Thompson as he toured Long Island.
Revolutionary Minds: Long Island’s Signers of the Declaration of Independence
“You don’t have to go to Virginia or Massachusetts to learn the history of our Founding Fathers—they were discussing the future of the country right here!”
How L.I.’s Culper Spy Ring Helped Washington Beat the British
The Culper Spy Ring would come to be regarded as the most effective of any intelligence-gathering operation on either side during the Revolutionary War.
Defeat, Retreat, Spies and Surprise: George Washington on L.I.
America's first superhero and Long Island go way back, and some of the stories involves defeat, retreat, spies and surprise.