Stephen Crane is an American author and poet best known for his novel 'The Red Badge of Courage'. He is also remembered for his short stories, such as 'The Open Boat' and 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky'. Niles is a city in Michigan, named after its founder, Stephen Niles. DAVIT is a type of crane used to lift boats out of the water. NEST is a structure built by birds to house their eggs and young. HOIST is a device used to lift and move heavy objects. Ichabod is a character from Washington Irving's short story 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'.