Jonathan Williams (engineer)
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Jonathan Williams was an American military officer, engineer, and politician. He served as the first superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1801 to 1803 and from 1805 to 1812. He se
Portrait by Thomas Sully, 1815.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordered by Greenpoint to the north; Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south; Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the east; and the East
Jonathan Williams (engineer)
…1862. In 1802, the investor Richard Woodhull purchased 13 acres (53,000 m2) in the Town of Bushwick and named the area Williamsburgh (later changed to Williamsburg), after Williams, who surveyed the land. In 1810, Castle Williams on Governors Island was named in his honor…
Williamsburg Bridge and Domino Park
The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh
Brewers Row, North 11th Street
South Williamsburg streetscape