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1. www.randymajors.org › maps1930 Historical New York Counties Map – shown on Google Maps

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   5 days ago · Quick Tips for using this 1930 Historical New York Counties Map tool. There are four ways to get started using this Historical U.S. Counties map tool. Type any PRESENT-day place or address in the “Search places” box above the map and choose the one you want from the auto-complete list. Click the map to see the historical county name for ...

2. untappedcities.com › 2023/10/05 › stony-creek-quarryStony Creek Quarry and the Granite that Built New York

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   Oct 5, 2023 · Darrell Petit, taking us on a tour of the quarry. On October 28th, join Untapped New York Insiders to tour the historical Stony Creek Quarry, whose granite makes up a great deal of New York City ...

3. untappedcities.com › 2017/12/21 › fun-maps-discoverFun Maps: Discover 34,000 Historic NYC ... - Untapped New York

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   6 days ago · Adding onto existing map information about 1,400+ New York City landmarks, this new iteration now includes detailed information on nearly 34,000 buildings located within New York City’s 141 ...

4. www.britannica.com › place › East-RiverEast River | New York, Map, Length, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 2, 2024 · East River, navigable tidal strait linking Upper New York Bay with Long Island Sound, New York City, U.S. It separates Manhattan Island from Brooklyn and Queens. About 16 miles (26 km) long and 600–4,000 feet (200–1200 metres) wide, it connects with the Hudson River via the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyvil Creek at the north end of Manhattan ...

5. newyorkled.com › nyc-bridges-mapNYC Bridges Map and List - New Yorkled Magazine

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   6 days ago · Here on this page are listed in alphabetical order as well as marked within the map below most if not all the best known bridges of the New York City Metropolitan area. Within the list farther below on the page are links for each corresponding bridge named. Tags. Architecture. Bridges.

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   What is Stony Creek Quarry?

   • Stony Creek Quarry was a favorite of architects and architectural firms like McKim, Mead & White, Cass Gilbert, and Warren & Wetmore, who sought out its famous “Stony Creek pink” granite and placed it within what are now the nation’s most well-known landmarks, including Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

   Stony Creek Quarry and the Granite that Built New York

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   How does Stony Creek Quarry cut granite?

   • While the big slabs are now cut with top-of-the-line technology — a diamond impregnated wire, lubricated with wire and pulled to a tension that it can cleanly cut the granite — Stony Creek Quarry still uses all the methods historically available.

   Stony Creek Quarry and the Granite that Built New York

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   How did the Long Island quarries help immigrants?

   • The quarries provided a livelihood for newly arriving immigrants from Italy and Scandinavia, who brought their stone working skills with them. Proximity to the Long Island Sound offered easy access to waterborne transportation for the unwieldy goods, weighing in the dozens of tons.

   Stony Creek Quarry and the Granite that Built New York

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7. untappedcities.com › 2014/01/17 › fun-maps-theFun Maps: This is the Oldest Map of NYC ... - Untapped New York

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   May 22, 2024 · The oldest map in the New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery is a Dutch map of New York City from the 17th century called The Manatus map, Castello Copy.

8. shec.ashp.cuny.edu › exhibits › showMap of the Five Points Neighborhood, 1855-67 · SHEC ...

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   4 days ago · In 1854 the names of the original streets, Cross, Anthony, Orange, and Little Water, which had formed the Five Points intersection (marked with a star) from which the neighborhood derived its name were changed to Park, Worth, Baxter and Mission Place, respectively. The map also shows the locations of several key landmarks of the mid-nineteenth ...