Results: The Bronx Landmarks 15 & 16 out of 22
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km2) and a population of 1,472,654 at the 2020 census. It has the fourth largest area, fourth largest population, and third highest population density of the boroughs. The Bronx is the only borough located primarily on the U.S. mainland, bordering Westchester County to its north; the Hudson River and the borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River, to its west; the borough of Queens, across the East River, to its south; and Long Island Sound to its east. The borough is coextensive with Bronx County, one of the 62 counties of New York State. Information taken from Wikipedia, NYC Trip Advisor, The touristchecklist.com and NewYorkFamily.com.
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The Hall of Fame for Great Americans - It is a part of the University Heights campus of New York University. The hall of Fame is an outdoor statue gallery shaped in 1900 on the campus of Bronx Community College in the Bronx, NYC. This 630-foot stone arcade with 98 busts stands around the university library. The Hall of Fame was constructed by designer Stanford White, who made the library also. The striking Beaux Arts structure was given to the university by Helen Gould. The hall is a worldly national shrine to the country's great men and women and to the Roman ethics of fame in relation to the 20th century. Do you have a hall of fame near you?
Yes
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167 votes
No
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551 votes
Undecided
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111 votes
Not Applicable
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185 votes
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The Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine-Varian House, situated in the Norwood section of the Bronx and constructed in 1758 by Isaac Valentine. It is the second ancient house in the Bronx and the primogenital farmhouse still remaining. The house fit in to the Varian family until 1905. The house nowadays houses the Museum of Bronx History. The two-story fieldstone house has a gable roof and was enthused to its existing location in 1965. The house has a stormy past and was engaged by Hessian, British, and American troops during the American Groundbreaking War. Its part in the war was called in a book distributed in 1983. The house was improved for redeem into a museum in 1960 and nowadays houses an altering series of expositions and a number of captivating exhibitions about the Bronx and its history. Is your area's history preserved in a museum?
Yes
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357 votes
No
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290 votes
Undecided
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182 votes
Not Applicable
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185 votes
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