Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856–1942) was an Anglo-American engineer,[1] archaeologist and historian who conducted many digs in northern Manhattan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2] He and his fellow "Relic Hunters" uncovered thousands of artifacts. Bolton donated photographs and artifacts from his digs to the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum.[3][4]
Bolton was born in London, England, to Rev. James Jay Bolton, and worked in England before coming to America. In 1878 he married Katherine (Kate) Alice Behenna (daughter of Captain James Behenna R.A.), and they were the parents of Ivy May and Guy Bolton, both of whom became writers. In 1892 he married Ethelind Huyck.[5]
He was the vice president of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and the City History Club of New York City, and president and chairman of the board of the Electric Motor Corporation.[6] As the chairman of a committee of the Washington Heights Taxpayer's Association, he led an unsuccessful campaign to prevent the demolition of the home of John James Audubon but was able to prevent the demolition of both Poe Cottage and the Dyckman House. He also donated collections to the Jumel Mansion and the American Museum of Natural History.[7]
Bolton was the author of over twenty books.[8][9]
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ReginaldPelhamBolton (1856–1942) was an Anglo-American engineer, archaeologist and historian who conducted many digs in northern Manhattan during the...
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Guy ReginaldBolton (23 November 1884 – 4 September 1979) was an Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies. Born in England and educated...
which created Fort Tryon Park. Later that year, local historian ReginaldPelhamBolton argued the park should have its name changed to "Forest Hill Park"...
Spate." Spui is a Dutch word involving outlets for water. Historian ReginaldPelhamBolton, however, argues that the phrase means "sprouting meadow", referring...
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Society of Civil Engineers. 48 (2): 1–16. doi:10.1061/TACEAT.0001501. ReginaldPelhamBolton, Elevator Service. New York, Self-published (1908) Edmund F. Tweedy...
name the park after Fort Tryon, but in September 1930, historian ReginaldPelhamBolton said that Rockefeller actually preferred to have the park be named...
Power Commission of Ontario. Toronto: Ryerson Press. OL 24132048M. ReginaldPelhamBolton (1913). An Expensive Experiment: The Hydro-Electric Power Commission...
working class.: 27 Local residents, led by neighborhood activist ReginaldPelhamBolton, started asking for the closure of the park in 1910, citing these...
Social Center, Part II.” Architectural Record. January 1919, p. 526. ReginaldPelhamBolton, “The Dyckman House Park and Museum,” Beaver 4, No. 2 (22 February...
organizations; and ways in which opponents can respond to the government. ReginaldPelhamBolton. "An Expensive Experiment: The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of...
Retrieved January 24, 2011. “Indian paths in the great metropolis,” ReginaldPelhamBolton, New York Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1922....
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[1881]. Harlem: Its Origins and Early Annals. Ardent Media. p. 257. Bolton, ReginaldPelham (1922). Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis, Part 1. Museum of...
Sir Laurence New Brigadier Thomas Grindall Newbury Major-General Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne Major-General Henry Newcome Lieutenant-General...
Festival on September 9, 2017. Born in Pelham, New York, to immigrant Italian parents, Nick Bollettieri attended Pelham Memorial High School. He was a charter...
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