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  Mount Morris, New York NY, village profile (Livingston County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
New York > All counties > Livingston County > Mount Morris
Mount Morris is a village in Livingston County, in the Rochester metro area.
Median rent in Mount Morris, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $405.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1212   (760 words)

  
  Morris (village), New York - Enpsychlopedia
Morris is a village located in Otsego County, New York.
The Village of Morris is in the Town of Morris.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Morris_(village),_New_York   (384 words)

  
 Mount Morris (village), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Village of Mount Morris was incorporated in 1835.
Just upsteam from the village is the Mount Morris Dam (550 ft/168 m long, 216 ft/66 m high), which was built between 1948 and 1952 for flood control of the lower Genesee Valley.
In the village the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Morris_(village),_New_York   (740 words)

  
 Ten to save: Endangered NYC - AM New York
The battles to save St. Brigid's in the East Village and St. Thomas the Apostle in Harlem have garnered headlines, but numerous other churches across the city are quietly facing similar struggles, such as the striking First Baptist Church in the City of New York on the Upper West Side.
The dock is slated to become a parking lot for a new IKEA, but the Municipal Art Society is suing to save it and has offered the company alternative plans.
As the factory disappears into history, residents take comfort in knowing that their efforts, led by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, will mean the factory's condo replacement will be smaller than had been proposed.
www.amny.com /news/local/am-oldnewyork1216,0,3306719.story   (1370 words)

  
 American Museum of Natural History
For ten years, until 2004, Dr. Morris was Dean of Science at the Museum, overseeing the staff of curators and coordinating their work on public exhibitions.
Morris uses his expertise in South American archaeology to research the political and economic achievements of the Inkas, the largest and most influential native empire in the Americas.
Currently, Dr. Morris is conducting an architectural research and excavation project at the Inka center of Tambo Colorado in the Pisco Valley.
www.amnh.org /science/divisions/anthro/bio.php?scientist=morris   (626 words)

  
 Seabright: A Morris History
Morris dance was performed before the courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, and the tradition was described as ``ancient'' by those courtiers.
Morris, performed by a team of men and a team of women, was the central theme of one scene in a play (The Two Noble Kinsmen by Fletcher) which was viewed by Elizabeth I at her house on Drury Lane.
In some villages where the annual morris had ceased it was revived after a few years by one of the original team or a descendant.
www.ucolick.org /~sla/morris/history.html   (1145 words)

  
 William Morris Society in the United States: US Newsletter January 1997   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It is curated by Mark Samuels Lasner, president of the William Morris Society in the United States, with the assistance of William S. Peterson, professor of English at the University of Maryland and the historian and bibliographer of the Kelmscott Press.
One, a new edition of Morris's "A Note on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press" prepared by William S. Peterson, is a joint publication of the William Morris Society and the Grolier Club.
The "William Morris: The Collector as Creator" exhibition was preceded by a two-day conference, held Friday and Saturday, 6 and 7 December at the City University of New York and at the Grolier Club.
www.morrissociety.org /newsltrs/newsltr-jan97.html   (7734 words)

  
 Representative Crowley: New York: Morris Park
Morris Park is a neighborhood in the east central Bronx, bounded by Pelham Parkway, Parkchester, and Van Nest.
From 1890 to 1913 the area was the site of Morris Park Racetrack, an elegant facility built by the businessman and horse fancier John A. Morris; there the Belmont Stakes was run until 1905 and an air show was held in 1908.
Morris Park Avenue is the principal commercial thoroughfare and Italians form the largest ethnic group.
crowley.house.gov /newyork/morrispark.htm   (291 words)

  
 England's Merry Morris Men - New York Times
The horse is an essential element of Morris dancing, almost its god, for the horse elevated the status of man in farming and in battle.
Morris dancers made early appearances in northwest England in what were known as rushcart ceremonials, celebrations of the rather mundane task of laying floors of rushes in village churches for the winter.
Morris Sunderland is a duly elected ''supreme fool'' of all of England, a title he bears proudly.
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 Morris County Heritage Commission - Directory | Bibliography
Morris Area Genealogy Society Indexing Group.  Index to Morris County History, 1881-1892: A monthly synopsis of local events compiled from the newspaper Dover Iron Era.  Morristown, NJ: Morris Area Genealogy Society Indexing Group, 1998.
New Jersey Office of Safety Compliance.  Abandoned Iron Mines of Mt. Olive, Roxbury, Mt. Arlington Townships, Morris County New Jersey.  Prepared by Mine Safety Section.  Trenton, NJ: State of New Jersey, Division of Workplace Standards, Office of Safety Compliance, 1978.
Morris Canal Abandonment Problems: A Plea for the Abandonment of the Morris Canal and a Plea for the Preservation and Dedication of Lake Hopatcong the Beautiful As a Public Park and Health Resort for All the People.
www.co.morris.nj.us /MCHC/directory-bibliography.html   (3417 words)

  
 Morris Canal in Roxbury Township, New Jersey NJ
Morris Canal in Roxbury Township, New Jersey NJ The Morris Canal in Roxbury Township, Morris County, New Jersey
Beginning in the 1840's large amounts of New Jersey iron ore were shipped West on the Morris Canal to the anthracite iron furnaces of the Lehigh Valley and upper Bucks County.
The Morris Canal was completed in 1830, and little hamlets sprung up along it's route to service the crews and teams of mules that pulled the boats laden with goods, particularly where there was an inclined plane which pulled the boats up the hills.
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 Morris (village), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morris is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States.
The racial makeup of the village was 97.12% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 1.35% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races.
About 11.1% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morris_(village),_New_York   (382 words)

  
 Morris Park, Bronx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morris Park's boundaries are Pelham Parkway to the north, the Amtrak railroad tracks to the east and south and the Bronx River to the west, taking in the smaller neighborhoods of Van Nest and Indian Village.
While Indian Village is relatively affluent, Van Nest, on the opposite corner of Morris Park, is the lower end of the neighborhood, bordering West Farms/East Tremont section of the South Bronx.
The neighborhood is served by the Morris Park station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line (5) and the Bx8 and Bx21 local bus lines, as well as the BxM10 Express Bus to Manhatten.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Morris_Park,_Bronx,_New_York   (312 words)

  
 Mount Morris, New York
Mount Morris, New York, in Livingston county, is 32 miles SW of Rochester, New York and 52 miles E of Buffalo, New York.
Housing stock in the village might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side.
Mount Morris, among other things, is known as a good place for singles and couples to rent apartments.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/new-york/mount-morris   (489 words)

  
 Morris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morris Tribunal, Tribunal of Inquiry, Republic of Ireland.
One of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, Ireland - a notable member of the Morris family was Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (Lord Killanin), former president of the International Olympic Committee.
Morris the Cat, the feline mascot of 9Lives brand cat food.
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 Community Site
Madison is the center of five other municipalities in southeast Morris County: the Townships of Harding, Morris and Chatham and the Boroughs of Florham Park and Chatham.
Madison is served by the Morris and Essex Line of New Jersey Transit, with direct service to New York’s Penn Station and to Hoboken.
Access to Madison from New York and all points north, south and west by auto is readily available on nearby Interstate highway Routes 78, 287, 80 and 280 and by New Jersey Route 24.
www.villageprofile.com /newjersey/madison/04/topic.html   (225 words)

  
 Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) was an architect who is widely credited as the one of the fathers of American architecture.
He started the first studio in America to formally train young architects in New York and took a prominent role in founding the American Institute of Architects, of which he became president in 1888.
He returned to New York undaunted in 1855 and worked under T. Walter on the extensions of the Capitol at Washington, D.C. On his own he designed the Lenox library (since torn down).
www.jssgallery.org /Paintings/Richard_Morris_Hunt.htm   (1038 words)

  
 morris | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Morris is the name of some places in the United States of America:Morris, Alabama.
Morris, Wisconsin.There are also a number of places named Morrisville, Morriston, Morrisdale, and Morristown, as well as Morris Plains, New Jersey and Mount Morris, New York.Morris is also:Morris Tribunal, Tribunal of Inquiry, Republic of Ireland.
Morris, de son vrai nom Maurice de Bévère, est un dessinateur et scénariste de bandes dessinées belge né le 1 décembre 1923 à Courtrai et est mort le 17 juillet 2001 des suites d'une chute accidentelle.
www.babylon.com /definition/morris/All   (676 words)

  
 The New Yorker: Main: Contributors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Auletta was named a Literary Lion by the New York Public Library, has won numerous journalism awards, and has been selected as one of the twentieth century’s top hundred business journalists by a distinguished national panel of peers.
Before joining The New Yorker, Boo was a writer and editor for the Washington Post, where for a decade she was a member of the Outlook and Investigative staffs.
She was the recipient of two “Front Page” awards from the Newswomen’s Club of New York for her 1990 piece, “Deal of the Year,” and her 1997 piece about Tupac Shakur.
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 The Ghosts of New York - 92Y Blog - 92nd Street Y - New York, NY
Although New York’s most famous paranormal sites are outside the city proper (the “Amityville Horror” house for example and the UFO sightings around the Wanaque reservoir), the boroughs are no slouch in the ghost department.
Marks-in-the-Bowery Church in the East Village is the burial place of Peter Stuyvesant, whose ghost is rumored to roam around the chapel with a spectral pegleg.
In midtown, the New Amsterdam Theatre is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Ziegfield Follies chorus girl and the Algonquin Hotel has been the site of numerous ghost sightings.
blog.92y.org /index.php/weblog/item/ghosts_of_new_york1   (361 words)

  
 Morris Plains New Jersey
There are also a number of places named Morrisville and Morristown, as well as Morris Plains, New Jersey and Mount Morris, New York.
One of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, Ireland - a notablemember of the Morris family was Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (Lord Killanin), former president of the International Olympic Committee.
Lewis Morris (1833-1907) - poet of the Anglo-Welshschool
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 Amazon.com: New York in the 50s: Books: Dan Wakefield   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
When Wakefield came to New York in 1952 to attend Columbia, the city more than fulfilled his dreams.
THE ONLY WAY to go to New York from the rest of the country in 1952 was by train - I mean the only romantic, "literary" way.
Although I was too young to experience New York In The 50s from a first-hand account, this book made me feel as if I was actually there.
www.amazon.com /New-York-50s-Dan-Wakefield/dp/031219935X   (1545 words)

  
 Obituaries: James J. Morris, Village Justice
James J. Morris, who served as Village Justice in Massapequa Park and was described as a caring, compassionate and fair man, died June 23, 2002.
Judge Morris was born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bay Ridge section.
The Village was losing its Village Justice and Nussbaum asked Morris if he would consider stepping in and filling the spot.
www.massapequapost.com /news/2002/0703/Obituaries   (516 words)

  
 village voice > dance > Mark Morris Dance Group; New York City Ballet by Deborah Jowitt
Morris is one modern-dance choreographer who can keep feet as imaginatively busy as arms and torsos.
Peter Martins's two new works for the "American Music" portion of New York City Ballet's Balanchine centennial could scarcely be more different from each other.
Copyright © 2007 Village Voice LLC, 36 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003 The Village Voice and Voice are registered trademarks of Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC.
www.villagevoice.com /dance/0424,jowitt1,54337,14.html   (1083 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Prehistoric British Village Found Near Stonehenge - Science News | Current Articles
WASHINGTON — A village of small houses that may have sheltered the builders of the mysterious Stonehenge, or people attending festivals there, has been found by archaeologists studying the stone circle in England.
The researchers speculated that Durrington Walls was a place for the living and Stonehenge — where cremated remains have been found — was a cemetery and memorial.
He said there were indications of bed frames along the side walls and of a dresser or storage unit of some sort on the wall opposite the door.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,248660,00.html   (824 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Home - New York 24/7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
According to Viggiani, busy New Yorkers who can't afford to take time off work; panicked tenants who were stood up by a moving company that overbooked, and couples who need to separate - ASAP.
New York has always been a city of night owls.
You may never take advantage of the many businesses that stay open into the wee hours in New York, but there's peace of mind in knowing they exist.
www.nydailynews.com /front/story/456220p-383721c.html   (1100 words)

  
 Mt. Morris Church of Christ
We plan to add many new things in the near future.
It is our desire to speak where the Bible speaks and to remain silent where the Bible is silent in all matters that pertain to religion.
The method is the restoration of New Testament Christianity.
www.cris.com /~mmcoc   (122 words)

  
 Allan's Hill Bed & Breakfast - Mount Morris, New York - Letchworth State Park Area - BBOnline.com / Introduction
Sixteen acres of land surround this restored 1830 country home, giving guests the chance to sit by the pond, bass fish in the pond, and go bird-watching and cross-country skiing.
Morris Dam is the largest concrete dam east of the Mississippi, free tours are given.
Your usage of the site further indicates your agreement to be subject to and bound by the jurisdiction and laws of the State of California.
www.bbonline.com /ny/allanshill/index.html   (457 words)

  
 Livingston County, New York American Local History Network
Centrally distant NW, from New York 360, and from Albany W. 224 miles.
The Genesee Valley canal enters the county at Caledonia and following the valley of the Genesee, crosses the same near Mount Morris, and passing along the valley of the Cashqua creek, leaves the county in the southern portion of Mount Morris.
Four miles south of Mount Morris village a branch runs to Dansville.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/livingston   (448 words)

  
 Morris Village Vacation Rentals
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The Plex is within 3 miles of the Cooperstown All-Star Village and 25 minutes to the Baseball Hall of Fame....
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