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The summer of 1776 had been a disastrous season for the American Revolution. George Washington had lost the battle of Brooklyn in August, was forced

Our upcoming Bronx River Festival marks the tenth anniversary year of the Bronx River Alliance, and holds the memory of some of the earliest events

For the past twelve years the Amazing Bronx River Flotilla has been an annual celebration of an ever-more revitalized Bronx River, with as many as

The neighborhood of Soundview lies along the eastern side, or left bank of the Bronx River Estuary. “Sound-view” is a curious name, since according to

As the March days lengthen with the first hints of spring, the Alliance will be keeping a sharp eye out for the annual migration of

One of the greatest industries along the Bronx River may have had its origin in a duel. The Boltons were a prominent old family in

Among the glories of the Bronx River valley are the surviving patches of its native forests along the Bronx River Gorge in the Botanical Garden,

When the new Boston Post Road opened in 1792 on a route that partly followed the Bronx River, it quickly became a popular road for

One of the most enduring tales in the Bronx River’s rich folklore tells of how British navy tried to sail up it during the Revolutionary