DOCSLIB.ORG

Locating the Site Activities Overview Student Will Examine Three Different

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Locating the Site Activities Overview Student Will Examine Three Different Locating the Site Activities Overview Student will examine three different types of maps and use them to determine locations of natural features, historical events, and contemporary carousels. Essential Questions: • Map 1: Find the Folks - What happened? - Where did it happen - When did it happen - Who was involved in the event? - Who or what else would you include to represent New York - Why do you think the artist chose this event to represent New York • Map 2: New York State Carousel Census - What geographic regions in New York have the most carousels? - What is the relationship between a carousel and its location? • Map 3: Animals Represented on the Empire State Carousel - What do the different features of a landforms map mean? - What are the three main habitats found in New York and what types of animals live in them? New York State Standards: • English Language Arts - Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding - Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation • Mathematics, Science and Technology - Standard 4: Science - Standard 6: Interconnectedness: common themes • Social Studies - Standard 1.3: Study about the major social, political, economic, cultural, and religious developments in New York State and United States history involves learning about the important roles and contributions of individuals and groups. - Standard 3: Geography Materials: • Copies of attached maps and accompanying materials • Copies of the Assessment Worksheets • Pencils/Pens Procedure • The teacher will introduce the main idea of the lesson, or individual map they are using. • The teacher will distribute copies of the maps and accompanying materials to the students. • The teacher will assist the students with any difficulties they might have reading the maps, and monitor their progress finishing the questions. • The teacher will lead the class in discussion of their answers to the questions when the class has finished as individuals. Evaluation • The teacher may use the attached Assessment Worksheets for evaluation purposes. Locating the Site Map 1: Find the Folks Map of New York State1895 The Empire State Carousel represents the state of New York in a variety of ways. The Carousel is decorated with portrait panels that depict famous New Yorkers. Each animal on the Carousel is indigenous to the state, and eight panels depict folk-life events from the history of the state. This map indicates the location of the events depicted in the folk-life panels. Examine the map, along with the pictures of the folk-life panels, and read the information provided about each event. For each event, complete an Event Map using the readings, panels, and 1895 New York map for information. Folk-life Panels and Information: For use with Map 1 Phineas Taylor Barnum: American Showman New York, NY Phineas Taylor Barnum is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for starting Barnum’s American Museum in New York City in 1841. Barnum’s American Museum eventually became the Ringling Brother’s and Barnum and Bailey’s Circus. Besides his career as a showman, Barnum also wrote several books and was involved in politics including race, slavery, and regional issues in the years before the Civil War. Guys and Dolls: Hit 1950 Musical New York, NY Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows adapted Guys and Dolls from the short story, “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown,” by Damon Runyon. Characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, like “Pick the Winner .” Frank Loesser wrote the music and lyrics. It first appeared on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre, on November 24, 1950. It won five 1951 Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical. The film version opened on November 3, 1955, starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine. Sam Patch: Nineteenth-century Daredevil Niagara, NY and Rochester, NY Sam Patch was the first of Niagara Falls’ famous daredevils. He was a national celebrity known for jumping off bridges, factory walls, ship’s masts, and waterfalls. His last jump was off Upper Falls in Rochester, NY. A crowd of over 8,000 gathered to see his attempt on November 13, 1829. Some people say he jumped, others say he fell, but a loud impact was heard, and he never resurfaced. Rumors spread that he had hidden in a cave at the base of the falls and was enjoying all the excitement he had created. These rumors were proven false when his frozen body was found in the ice the next spring. Both of his shoulders had dislocated on impact, and unable to swim, he drowned. A wooden board was placed over his grave that read: “Sam Patch—Such is Fame”. William “Captain” Kidd: Pirate or Privateer Gardiner’s Island, Long Island, NY William “Captain” Kidd is remembered as a cruel, bloody pirate. According to legend, he and his crew committed every crime in pirate history. He achieved more fame in songs, stories, and legends than almost any other pirate to sail the seven seas. There is evidence that Kidd acted only as a privateer (a government approved pirate), hinting that the stories are just stories. Part of his legend grew from the belief that Kidd left buried treasure during his voyages. Kidd did bury a small treasure on Gardiner’s Island in Suffolk County, Long Island, NY, but it was removed by Governor Bellomont and sent to England to be used as evidence against Kidd in the 1600s. After a life of fame, Kidd was tried without a lawyer in London, England. He was found guilty of murder and five counts of piracy and was hanged on May 23, 1701, at “Execution Dock” in London. Uncle Sam: Samuel Wilson Troy, NY Uncle Sam is a symbol personifying the things the United States stands for. The name was first used during the War of 1812 and the first illustration of the figure dates from 1852. He is often depicted as a serious, elderly man with white hair and a goatee, wearing clothes that remind you of the flag of the United States. Folklore can trace the image of Uncle Sam to upstate New York. When soldiers stationed in the area received barrels of meat stamped with the initials U.S. they jokingly referred to it as the initials of the troops’ meat supplier, Samuel Wilson of Troy, New York. Congress supported this story when the issued this statement: “Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor (source) of America’s national symbol of Uncle Sam.” A monument marks Samuel Wilson’s birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts, as well as his burial place in Troy, New York. Noah John Rondeau: Hermit of the Adirondacks Adirondack Mountains This panel showing Noah John Rondeau is based on actual photographs of the Adirondack loner taken by visitors whom he allowed to see his private village. Rondeau moved into his village, located in a hidden portion of the Essex County High Peaks, in 1913. He lived there for most of his life, leaving around 1950 when fire and poor health forced him to return to civilization. Scene from The Deerslayer , By James Fenimore Cooper Otsego Lake, Cooperstown, NY The Deerslayer, by James Fenimore Cooper, was the last of the “Leatherstocking Tales” to be written. Interestingly, this story, set between 1740 and 1745, would be first on a timeline of the series. The “Leatherstocking Tales,” including The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, and The Prairie , relate the adventures of the backwoods scout Natty Bumpo and his companion Chingachgook. The Deerslayer takes place on Otsego Lake in central New York, the same location as the Empire State Carousel! Name: _____________________________________ Locating the Site Worksheet Event Map for Map 1 Use this graphic organizer to keep track of important ideas. Write the name of the event in the center and answer the questions listed in the surrounding bubbles. Where did it happen? What When did Happened? it happen? EVENT Who or what Who was else would you involved in the include to represent event? New York? Why do you think the artist chose this event to represent New York? .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Samuel Wilson, Who, Along with an Older Brother, Ebenezer, Supplied the Army with Meat from Troy, New York
    Memoranda and Documents A NOTE ON THE ORIGINS OF “UNCLE SAM,” 1810–1820 donald r. hickey ONVENTIONAL wisdom holds that “Uncle Sam,” the popular C personification for the United States government, was inspired during the War of 1812 by Samuel Wilson, who, along with an older brother, Ebenezer, supplied the army with meat from Troy, New York. The Wilsons employed as many as two hundred people, includ- ing many relatives who had moved to Troy to work in the diversified family business. The nieces and nephews referred to Sam Wilson as Uncle Sam, and such was his friendly and easy-going nature that the nickname caught on among other employees and townspeople. Due to confusion over the meaning of the abbreviation “U.S.,” which was stamped on army barrels and supply wagons, the nickname suppos- edly migrated from Wilson to the federal government in 1812.1 The author has incurred numerous debts in writing this article. Georg Mauerhoff of NewsBank provided indispensable guidance in using the NewsBank databases, es- pecially the Readex newspaper collection. Charissa Loftis of the U.S. Conn Library at Wayne State College tracked down some pertinent information, and (as always) Terri Headley at the Interlibrary Loan Desk proved adept at borrowing works from other libraries. Many years ago Mariam Touba of the New-York Historical Society and Nancy Farron of the Troy Public Library shared typed transcripts of crucial documents. The author owes a special debt to Matthew Brenckle, Research Historian at the USS Constitution Museum, who brought the Isaac Mayo diary to his attention and shared his views on the document.
    [Show full text]
  • Research Bibliography on the Industrial History of the Hudson-Mohawk Region
    Research Bibliography on the Industrial History of the Hudson-Mohawk Region by Sloane D. Bullough and John D. Bullough 1. CURRENT INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY Anonymous. Watervliet Arsenal Sesquicentennial, 1813-1963: Arms for the Nation's Fighting Men. Watervliet: U.S. Army, 1963. • Describes the history and the operations of the U.S. Army's Watervliet Arsenal. Anonymous. "Energy recovery." Civil Engineering (American Society of Civil Engineers) 54 (July 1984): 60- 61. • Describes efforts of the City of Albany to recycle and burn refuse for energy use. Anonymous. "Tap Industrial Technology to Control Commercial Air Conditioning." Power 132 (May 1988): 91–92. • The heating, ventilation and air–conditioning (HVAC) system at the Empire State Plaza in Albany is described. Anonymous. "Albany Scientist Receives Patent on Oscillatory Anemometer." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 70 (March 1989): 309. • Describes a device developed in Albany to measure wind speed. Anonymous. "Wireless Operation Launches in New York Tri- Cities." Broadcasting 116 10 (6 March 1989): 63. • Describes an effort by Capital Wireless Corporation to provide wireless premium television service in the Albany–Troy region. Anonymous. "FAA Reviews New Plan to Privatize Albany County Airport Operations." Aviation Week & Space Technology 132 (8 January 1990): 55. • Describes privatization efforts for the Albany's airport. Anonymous. "Albany International: A Century of Service." PIMA Magazine 74 (December 1992): 48. • The manufacture and preparation of paper and felt at Albany International is described. Anonymous. "Life Kills." Discover 17 (November 1996): 24- 25. • Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy on the human circulation system is described. Anonymous. "Monitoring and Data Collection Improved by Videographic Recorder." Water/Engineering & Management 142 (November 1995): 12.
    [Show full text]
  • These Traditions Reveals the Ways Churubusco Relates to Other Communities and to the Nation Through Its Folklore
    10 MIDWESTERN FOLKLORE these traditions reveals the ways Churubusco relates to other communities and to the nation through its folklore. Further analysis suggests how participation in the broader American symbolic system both influences and inhibits local collective representations of identity and pride. Although the symbols introduced in this chapter recur in various guises in later turtle days traditions, they play minor roles since they convey neither the sense of community uniqueness nor the absolute national significance of the Beast of ’Busco, the focus of the emergent folklore. Chapter Two, “The Great Turtle Hunt,” relates the history of the 1949 events. Local newspaper sources, along with interviews with participating townsfolk, establish a chronology of the historic events. Folkloristic discussion focuses on local and national turtle lore, the American tall tale/traveler tale tradition, and the mythical animal quest theme. The events of 1949 are viewed as an enactment of American cultural themes. Chapter Three, “Town Folklore,” concerns the town’s elaboration of the cultural script enacted by the turtle hunters. This chapter examines the symbiosis of folklore and popular culture by detailing the extent to which elements of folklife and folklore along with commerce, industry, and media hoaxing produce a complex of celebratory protofestive behavior. The focus here is how the town placed itself on the map and acquired its source of local and national identity. Concluding discussion addresses the American provenance of protofestive behavior. Chapter Four, “Emergent Folklore,” is based on interviews and observations twenty-two years after the events of 1949. The reader is returned to Fulk Lake and to Churubusco to discover that personal-experience stories, conversations, tall tales, practical jokes, folk poetry, folk speculation, hoaxing, and legend related to the Beast of ’Busco theme continue to appear in a variety of contexts, both oral and printed.
    [Show full text]
  • A Brief History of Arlington
    A Brief History of Arlington Fifty thousand years ago, Arlington was covered by glaciers almost a mile deep. As the glaciers melted, starting about 15,000 years ago, they left kettle holes, depressions that filled with water. Kettle holes in Arlington include Spy Pond and the Mystic Lakes. The Massachusetts tribe of Native Americans, a part of the Algonquin tribe, lived near the Mystic Lakes and Alewife Brook. They (and later the colonists) cut down most of the forests in this area for agriculture and to improve hunting. They called this land “menotomy,’ meaning “swift, running water.” A woman named Squaw Sachem was the leader of the tribe at the time that colonists arrived. She eventually sold the land of her tribe to the colonists for ten pounds and the provision that she could remain on her homestead land around the Mystic Lakes to continue hunting and farming. She also was to be given a new winter coat of wool each year for the rest of her life. The waters of the Mill Brook were an important resource to early settlers who used its power in gristmills and sawmills. Caption George Cooke built the first water-powered mill in 1637 to grind corn into flour. Because the only other local mill was a windmill in Watertown, which would work only during an east wind, Cooke’s mill brought farmers from many other towns to Menotomy. Some of the first roads in Menotomy led to Cooke’s mill. Today, nothing remains of this mill. The Schwamb Mill (1650) however, stands as a relic of this early settlement.
    [Show full text]
  • The Medical Profession in Massachusetts During the Revolutionary War
    THE MEDICAL PROFESSION IN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. BY GEORGE B. LORING, M. D., OF SALEM. The connection of the medical profession with tho most important social and civil events of modern times forms one of the most interest- ing chapters in the history of man's intellectual endeavors and achieve- ments. The part performed by cultivated men in all times for state and society constitutes indeed the spirit and genius of all that has been accomplished and recorded — is the inspiration which gives true power and greatness to material success. Great wars, great dynasties, great popular movements, are only great as they develop and establish the foremost mental and moral effort which attends them. And so wo watch and ponder upon the learned men, the great craft of scholars, the representatives of those powerful professions for whose cultivation the universities and schools arc founded by all people who hope and desire to perfect their condition on earth. The culture of the church ; how we trace the radiant path it has followed through the great civil commotions ! The mental faculties and accomplishments of the law ; how we admire the grandeur of the work they have performed for man's safety and happiness ! Tho intricate and exhausting and discouraging toil of the physician ; what a combination of mental and moral forces it re- quires, and what a strong and intimate bond it creates between him and the great family of man ! To him, indeed, men are the moving springs of society, asking for strength to perform their work, and offering their confidence to him who, while helping and cheering them in the dark hours, deserves it.
    [Show full text]
  • Uncle Sam. 21
    1908.] Uncle Sam. 21 UNCLE SAM. BY ALBERT MATTHEWS. Arising in obscure ways, often originating in derision or abuse or satire, sometimes repudiated by those to whom they are applied, at other times adopted in spite of the ridicule, the origin of nicknames is singularly elusive, and there are few words or phrases of which it is more difficult to trace the history. Moreover, nicknames are almost invariably associated in the popular mind with some person or place or thing having a similar name; and so a problem already difficult is made doubly so by the necessity of attempting to obtain information about very obscure persons. The history of nicknames usually follows one general course : those who, at the time of origin, perhaps know the real explanation, fail to record it, and then, a generation or so having passed by and the true origin having been forgotten, a series of guesses is indulged in. In Yankee, Brother Jonathan, and Uncle Sam, we Ameri- cans have perhaps more than our fair share of national sobriquets; and we are, so far as I am aware, the only nation to the government of which a sobriquet has been given in distinction from the people. For while Uncle Sam has occa- sionally been applied to us as a nation, its use is almost wholly restricted to our government. What has been said above about the popular tendency to connect nicknames with persons is well illustrated in all of our national sobriquets. When the history of Yankee comes to be written, it will be found necessary to consider a famous pirate who was the terror of the Spanish Main in the seventeenth century; a negro who lived in South Carolina in 1725; several mem- bers of a family which was well known in Cambridge, Mass- achusetts, during the eighteenth century; the Yankoos, 22 American Antiquarian Society.
    [Show full text]
  • Ephemera-Journal-Vol14-Issue-3
    The ephemera Journal Volume 14, Number 3 may 2012 Devilish Antecedents By Tina Wray Images of the Devil were popular with the designers of late 19th century American advertising illustration. Whether invoking literary allusion (Dante, Washington Irving, Goethe, Poe) or Satanic punishment (the Krampus of Christmas) illustrators tended to agree on the color red, and to use one or more of the identifiers: horns, tail, snaked tongue, wings, pitchfork. This rather late personification of Satan can be traced to roots in several ancient cultures. And the inclusion of Satan in the equation that includes humans, God, and the Devil – echoed in Victorian/American imagery – is theologically and culturally sound. How did Satan morph from the innocuous hassatan in the Hebrew Bible to the chaos monster Satan in the New Testament? In the Old Testament, the word (usually appearing with the definite article ha, so meaning the satan and implying a function rather than a proper name)1 appears less than a dozen times and is used as a way to refer to an enemy or opponent. In the New Testament, Satan assumes a more commanding role as Demon Extraordinaire, and demons crop up some 568 times, in unlikely places, Plug tobacco sample label, lithographed by Kaufmann & Strauss of New York 1870. William to challenge the ultimate authority of Cameron & Brother’s “Raven” brand of tobacco won international awards. The scene interprets Jesus. Satan is banished once and for the poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (whose childhood was Virginian): in the poet’s all in a final cosmic battle with Christ chamber, the time just after midnight, a raven perched by a bust of Pallas Athena, the poet half (called the Lamb) in the Book of reclining on “a cushioned seat” is haunted by whether his “rare and radiant” dead Lenore is Revelation.
    [Show full text]
  • The Story of Uncle
    About the cover: The photo on the cover is thiit of Edward A. Wachter, of Troy, New York, one of America's best knowr:l athletes in the 1920's, who is widely known for his work on behalf <Jf American youth. He was basketball coach at Harvard Uriiversity for 13 years, also served as coach at Williams College, Rensselaer PolytEchnic Insti­ tute and New York State Teachers College. Born in 1883, 29 years after the death of "Uncle S am" Wilson, Mr. Wachter bears a striking resemblance to ,the late Mr. Wilson, and to the artists' conception of "Uncle Sam" as drawn by famed. cartoonists. Photo credits: Cover by Joseph F. Connors; otheT pho�os by Harry T. McKenna. Printed by union labor in The United States of America. FIRST PRINTING PRINTED BY THE ARTCRAFTERS, TROY" N. Y. 3 ..... UNCLE SAM Godfather of America By Thomas L Gerson Copyright, March, 1959, by Thomas I. Gerson. All rights reserved. No part or parts of this book may be reproduced for any purpose or in . any form without permission. Published by "Uncle Sam" Enterprisesl Inc. WEST SAND LAKE, NEW YORK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The author is ind-ebted to "The Troy Record Newspapers," the "N-ew York Daily News," the "Daily Oklahoman," "Grit" and other publications for permission to use material on "Uncle Sam" Wilson he wrote and published therein. A staff member of "The Record News­ papers," he has written on early American history for many years. He served on Albany's "Cradle of American Union Committee;" was awarded a Gold Medal and Certificate of Merit by the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia for publishing magazine and newspaper stories on the life and times of Benjamin Franklin, under the auspices of The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Pa.
    [Show full text]