U.S.COUNTIES WITH THE SAME NAME AS THEIR STATE

IOWA COUNTY, IOWA

NEW YORK COUNTY (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK

OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII (LARGEST COUNTY IN LAND AREA IN THE U.S.)

ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS

IDAHO COUNTY, IDAHO (LARGEST COUNTY IN LAND AREA IN IDAHO)

UTAH COUNTY, UTAH

MARION STEAM SHOVEL AKA THE LE ROY STEAM SHOVEL

 

The Marion Steam Shovel, also known as the Le Roy Steam Shovel, is a historic Model 91 steam shovel manufactured by the Marion Steam Shovel and Dredge Company of Marion, Ohio. It is located on Gulf Road in the Town of Le Roy, New York.  it is believed to be the largest intact steam shovel remaining in the world, and may have been used in the excavation of the Panama Canal.  A model 91 steam shovel set what was then a world record in 1912 when it dug 5,554 cubic yards (4,246 m3) of earth from a pit at the site of Gatun Dam.  The Model 91 required eight workers to operate. Four worked in the main section. The operator sat in the front booth and used levers to move the hoist and lift and lower the bucket. When it was time to move the shovel, he took care of that as well. A cranes man, who sat on the left-hand side of the boom, controlled the crowd engine, which allowed him to set the depth of the cut and release the bucket's contents when it was full by tugging on a wire rope attached to it. In the rear was an engineer who tended the boiler and a fireman who shoveled the coal.  Outside the shovel a crew of four took up and laid the track along which its flanged wheels moved. They also set up the jackscrews necessary to stabilize the shovel in front of the rock face it was digging and dismantled them when it was time to move.

MARION MODEL 91 STEAM SHOVEL

GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK

Grand Island in a town located in Erie County, New York. It has a total land area of 33.3 square miles, which makes it approximately the same size as Manhattan Island (33.58 square miles). Grand Island is the largest island in the Niagara River and third largest in New York state. The estimated population as of 2017 is 21,351. Grand Island is the most populated freshwater island in the United States.

September 2001 satellite image of Grand Island. Niagara Falls is visible at the top left corner.
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JUST ROOM ENOUGH ISLAND

Just Room Enough Island, also known as Hub Island, is located in the Thousand Islands chain of the Saint Lawrence River in New York state. Just Room Enough Island has a land area of approximately 3,300 square feet. The island has a house, a tree shrub, and a small beach. It is the smallest inhabited island in the world. The island is owned by the Sizeland family, who purchased it in the 1950’s.

Just Room Enough Island lies on the Saint Lawrence River between Heart Island and Imperial Isle, close to the U.S. border with Canada

ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL - TALLEST CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES

St. Patrick’s Cathedral (Roman Catholic) in New York City is the tallest church in the United States. It was completed in 1888 and is 329 feet tall.

ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL IN NEW YORK CITY

RIKERS ISLAND V. ALCATRAZ

Rikers Island, NY is 19 times larger than Alcatraz Island, CA

USPS FACTS - UNIQUE ZIP CODES

The lowest numerical zip code is 00501. It is a unique zip code for the Internal Revenue Service in Holtsville, NY.  Fisher’s Island, New York bears zip code 06390, and is the only zip code in New York, other than 00501, that does not begin with a 1. Fisher’s Island has a Connecticut zip code because the island is only accessible by ferry from Connecticut.