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It said "the kitchen of the house of Frank J. Rogers on the Walt Whitman farm on the Cross-Island Turnpike caught fire Sunday evening, and the destruction of the whole house was threatened. . . .
I’ve had Whitman in mind this spring as we’ve watched the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency ...
Earlier this month, the Coalition to Save Walt Whitman’s House sent a letter to the commission regarding the “integrity” of the building, saying, among other things, that the placement of ...
The Coalition to Save Walt Whitman’s House is demanding landmark designation for 99 Ryerson St. as Whitman’s 200th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots approach.
His poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” is inscribed along the railings of Fulton Ferry Landing and Walt Whitman Park is located off Cadman Plaza East in Downtown Brooklyn. Not far from Whitman’s house, ...
The Walt Whitman House is located across from the Camden County Justice Complex at 330 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, which was known as Mickle St. during Whitman’s time there.
Vogel spoke on behalf of the Coalition to Save Walt Whitman’s House, whose online petition calling for the property’s landmarking has garnered more than 5,600 signatures.
Walt Whitman’s expensive tomb is right here in N.J. — under your boot soles. ... “Camden was a thriving city during that time,” said Leo Blake, the curator at the Walt Whitman house.
Being in Camden, and experiencing the Walt Whitman House, can bring a greater understanding of the man and his work, and also help unleash creative inspiration, Butler believes.
The Coalition to Save Walt Whitman’s house is campaigning to get the property landmarked this year because it’s the bicentennial of his birthday — and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall ...
Whitman first saw Lincoln when the president-elect visited New York on his way to the White House: on Feb. 19, 1861, he joined a crowd of well-wishers in front of the Astor House hotel, clambering ...