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1. www.randymajors.org › maps1790 Historical New York Counties Map – shown on Google Maps

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Quick Tips for using this 1790 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 ...

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

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   Apr 9, 2024 · This Dutch map from the 17th century is the oldest map of New York City in the New York Public Library’s Digital Gallery. It’s called De Manatus Op de Noort Riuier or The Manatus map, Castello ...

4. ngmdb.usgs.gov › Geolex › UnitRefsGeolex — Lockport publications - USGS

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Publication: Hall, James, 1839, Third annual report of the fourth geological district of the State of New York: New York Geological Survey Annual Report, no. 3, p. 287-339. Summary: Lockport limestone (new name) refers to limestone at Lockport [NY] excavated for passage of the Erie canal. Here, rock possesses to great degree a geodiferous ...

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   How big is Stony Creek Quarry?

   • These rectilinear units measure 10 x 6 x 4 feet, weigh 25 tons each, and “are recognized all over the world as a dimensional quarry block.” But Stony Creek Quarry has been operating for so long that it can do custom-size orders because it still has the know-how from the time prior to standardization.

   Stony Creek Quarry and the Granite that Built New York

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   Does Stony Creek Quarry still exist?

   • To see an active quarry still in operation is rare. Yet at Stony Creek Quarry in Branford, Connecticut, an expanse opens deep and wide into the landscape, reflecting a rich history that is embedded in hundreds of buildings all over the United States.

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

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   2 days ago · 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 ...

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7. www.britannica.com › place › Albany-New-YorkAlbany | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Mar. 28, 2024, 4:23 AM ET (CBS) Legislation cracking down on squatters unveiled in Albany. Albany, New York. Albany, city, capital (1797) of the state of New York, U.S., and seat (1683) of Albany county. It lies along the Hudson River, 143 miles (230 km) north of New York City. The heart of a metropolitan area that includes Troy and Schenectady ...

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8. untappedcities.com › 2014/04/30 › abandoned-ny-theAbandoned NY: The Ruins of Northgate, the ... - Untapped New York

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   3 days ago · lauren lorey. Tucked away in the woods of Cold Spring, NY stands a hauntingly beautiful collection of ruins called Northgate (or the Cornish Estate). In 1917, Edward J. Cornish and his wife Selina ...

9. ngmdb.usgs.gov › Geolex › UnitRefsGeolex — Ravena publications

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   Apr 4, 2024 · However, Rickard (1962, New York State Mus. Bull., no. 386, p. 47-49) demonstrated that no major break exists in New York and that local irregularities of the contact are due to deposition of Coeymans crinoidal limestone on the undulatory upper surface of a Manlius stromatoporoid biostrome [see also J.M. Berdan, 1964, USGS Bull. 1180-B].