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Apr 11, 2016 · A Brief History of the Bronx: From First Settlers to Modern Megaprojects. From its earliest settlements to the megaprojects of the present day. By Amy Plitt @plitter Apr 11, 2016, 10:00am EDT ...
The Bronx becomes part of New York City On the first day of 1898, New York's five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—were officially consolidated as part of the plan for Greater New York, creating the city we know and love today. 1905 The subway extends to the Bronx
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The first published book of Bronx history: History of Bronx Borough, City of New York by Randall Comfort. European colonization of the Bronx began in 1639. The Bronx was originally part of Westchester County, but it was ceded to New York County in two major parts (West Bronx, 1874 and East Bronx, 1895) before it became Bronx County.
Sep 2, 2016 · An auction map of the Bronx from 1910, highlighting the area of Throg’s Neck which gets its name from Throckmorton or Throgmorton. NYPL. The King’s Bridge from an 1856 illustration. NYPL. The town of Westchester in the East Bronx, pictured here in 1872. Throg’s Neck is in the lower portion of the map.
Prior to European settlement: The Indian Siwanoy tribe of the Wappinger Confederacy roamed the eastern portion of the area that became the Bronx. 1639 - Jonas Jonasson Bronck settles and establishes a farm (which he named Emmaus) on 500 acres in what will become known as the Bronx. 1642 - Summer: Anne Hutchinson and family move to a location ...
The Dutch English Rule The Dutch European contact with the Bronx first occurred almost 400 years ago. In 1609, Henry Hudson, probably the first European to see the shoreline, sought cover from a ...
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Sep 6, 2024 · In 1712, about 16 percent of the people residing in what’s now the Bronx were enslaved. At Lewis Morris’s death in 1762 he bequeathed forty-six slaves to his heirs. Gouverneur Morris received a special bequest from his father. Ten years old at the time, he was given “a Negroe Boy called George.”.
