Author: Michael Adams

Michael John Adams is a historian specializing in New York history. He was born in Manhattan General and has lived in four of the five boroughs of New York City.

Aerial view of Fort Ticonderoga showing its stone bastions and defensive walls beside Lake Champlain in New York
History of Fort Ticonderoga and the Lake Champlain Corridor
Aerial view of Brooklyn neighborhoods with the Manhattan skyline in the distance
Why New York City Became Five Boroughs in 1898
Saratoga National Historical Park in Upstate New York, site of the 1777 Battles of Saratoga during the American Revolution
The Battles of Saratoga: Why the 1777 Victory Changed the American Revolution
Historic stone houses lining Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New York
25 Upstate New York Towns Older Than the United States
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Sullivan County, New York
Grand Union supermarket storefront in Rome, New York, displaying the chain's distinctive red-dot logo
Whatever Happened to Grand Union Supermarkets?
View of Chautauqua Lake from Bemus Point, New York, with waterfront benches, boats, and docks
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Chautauqua County, New York
Historic downtown buildings and streets viewed from Centennial Circle in Glens Falls, New York
25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Glens Falls, New York
Historic Flight of Five Erie Canal locks in Lockport, New York, built to carry canal boats over the Niagara Escarpment.
25 Erie Canal Towns That Helped Build Upstate New York
New York Central electric train arriving at Grand Central during the early electrification era in 1906
Why New York City Trains Went Electric
Interchange ramps connecting the Major Deegan Expressway and Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx, New York
The 8 Most Complicated Highway Interchanges in New York State
Exit 24 signs for I-90 East and I-87 North on the New York State Thruway in Albany
Albany Exit 24 Explained: How I-87, I-90, the Thruway, and the Northway Meet
Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York, showing its Gothic Revival stone architecture, distinctive towers, and surrounding lawn.
25 Historic Hudson Valley Estates and Mansions With Remarkable Stories
Historic photograph of Beacon Towers mansion in Sands Point, Long Island, in 1922, showing its Gothic towers and grand entrance.
15 Lost Gold Coast Mansions of Long Island
Main Lodge at Great Camp Sagamore on Sagamore Lake in the Adirondacks
15 Historic Great Camps of the Adirondacks and Their Remarkable Architecture
Close view of the Statue of Liberty’s raised arm and torch against a blue sky
10 Secret Spaces and Hidden Rooms Inside New York City Landmarks