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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Apr 24 13:47:23 2014, in response to Re: Queens Back In The Day, posted by X-Astorian on Wed Apr 23 23:50:12 2014. Indeed. The area became known as the Jamaica Plain, the only place on Long Island between the forks and the East river where you could pass through the terminal moraine which essentially prevented north/south travel. It became well trafficked, and the town of Jamaica grew to service it. During the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776 the British Army marched through it to outflank the Colonial Army in one of the worst defeats for us in the entire war. |
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