Oil Spill Off the Coast of Florida

Most of us are familiar with the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.  There's now a web site to track the spill's dimensions.   Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior, the site, http://www.geoplatform.gov/gulfresponse/,  offers you a “one-stop shop” for spill response information.  The site integrates the latest data the federal responders have about the oil spill’s trajectory with fishery area closures, wildlife data and place-based Gulf Coast resources — such as pinpointed locations of oiled shoreline and current positions of deployed research ships — into one customizable interactive map.

The Center for Disease Control also has a page dedicated to the potential effects of the oil spill should it appear on your local coast line, here. The CDC mentions four possible categories that you may be exposed to hazardous substances related to the spill:

• Air
• Water
• Food
• Dispersants

"Water Famine" in the Town of Pelham in 1886

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Local newspapers published in the 19th century provide and interesting and quaint view of the Town of Pelham as it developed slowly from a rural community to a New York City suburb.  One issue of The Chronicle published in Mount Vernon in 1886 makes clear how

Information About the Pelham Manor Water Works Published in 1892

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Immediately upon incorporation of the Village of Pelham Manor in 1891, efforts were undertaken to secure a more reliable water system for the growing population of the area.  A brief report contained in the 1892 edition of "The Manual of American Water-Works"

Worries Over the Region's Water Supply in 1891

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As the populations of Mount Vernon, Pelham and New Rochelle grew in the 1880s and early 1890s, worries about the region's water supply also grew, particularly given the rather crude sewerage treatment technologies of the day.  A lengthy editorial about the

Pelham Manor Contracts for Permanent Fire Protection and Water Supply in 1894

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.In 1894, three years after incorporation of the Village of Pelham Manor, the tiny Village arranged for a more reliable water supply. At the time, the Village was engaged in a major effort to modernize its streets by grading and paving them. A brief item on these