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Old baby dolls in the mud, antique glass in the rocks—this hunt got eerie fast.

In this essay, James Kences recounts the explorations of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano.

Legend has it that the Landfall community in Wilmington was named after the belief that Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano made his first landfall in the New World in 1524.

Once the longest suspension bridge in the world, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge handles over 200,000 vehicles every day and plays a crucial role in connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island.

Thursday was the 60th anniversary of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island, which had a huge impact on Bay Ridge.

The bridge, named after European explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, opened in 1964 with just the upper deck. Within a few years, congestion became a pressing concern.

As the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge approaches its 60th anniversary on Nov. 21, the monumental feat of engineering remains an integral piece of New York City’s infrastructure.

Giovanni da Verrazzano. You know, the guy whose name is on the Newport area’s “other” bridge – the Jamestown-Verrazzano that runs from the island to North Kingstown.

More specifically, Giovanni da Verrazzano arrived in North America aboard the Dauphine, determined to find a direct passage to China and Japan via the Atlantic.

The flyover is to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s landing in 1524, according to a release from organizers.