Two days ago I mentioned that the Outerbridge Crossing connecting Staten Island and New Jersey was named after Island native Mary Ewing Outerbridge. But a reader commented that the bridge was actually named for Eugenius H. Outerbridge. He was, according to the Port Authority's Web site (PDF):

... the Port Authority’s first Chairman and one of the signers of the compact between New York and New Jersey that created the Port Authority.  read more »

]]> http://origin.observer.com/2008/stat-day-which-outerbridge#comments Real Estate outerbridge crossing Staten Island Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:54:07 -0400 Tom Acitelli 67087 at http://origin.observer.com