Using New York’s Tides
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Saturday, April 7, 2018
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Greater Astoria Historical Society
35-20 Broadway (Quinn Building)
Long Island City, NY
Presented by The Tide Mill Institute and The Greater Astoria Historical Society
This day-long seminar/conference is for environmentalists, historians, municipal planners and students. Come by for discovery and discussion.
Program
- Tide Mills – An Industrial Heritage Worth Attention
- What’s Going On in the East River and Around the World
- How New York Used Tidal Energy (tide mills in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Saddle Rock grist mill, and Huntington’s Van Wyck-Lefferts mill)
- Open Forum: What It Will Take to Use Tides Again
Registration starts 8:30 am. Presentations start 9:00 am.
Conference fee: $20, including lunch.
For more information or to register, contact:
The Greater Astoria Historical Society
718-278-0700
astorialic@gmail.com
Space is limited. Pre-registration recommended.