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Re: The Time for Reactivation of the Rockaway Beach Line is Now |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sun Nov 30 11:29:00 2014, in response to Re: The Time for Reactivation of the Rockaway Beach Line is Now, posted by BrooklynBus on Thu Nov 27 16:49:50 2014. You speak of the Terminal Moraine which also extends through Brooklyn, yet it doesn't seem to separate and divide Brooklyn as you claim it divides Queens.How did the City of Brooklyn develop from one of 6 villages to city that annexed all of Kings County? Here's a map circa 1900.  Key Dates in the History of Kings County (Brooklyn) 1646 Village of Breuckelen granted charter by the Dutch West India Company. 1683 Kings County and 6 towns created: Brooklyn, Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend and New Utrecht. 1816 Village of Brooklyn incorporated within Town of Brooklyn. 1827 Village of Williamsburgh incorporated within Town of Bushwick. 1834 Town of Brooklyn (including Village of Brooklyn) becomes City of Brooklyn. Kings County now includes 1 city (Brooklyn) and 5 towns (Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend and New Utrecht). 1851 Village of Williamsburgh secedes from Town of Bushwick and becomes City of Williamsburgh. Kings County now includes 2 cities (Brooklyn and Williamsburgh) and 5 towns (Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend and New Utrecht). 1852 Town of New Lots secedes from Town of Flatbush. Kings County consists of 2 cities (Brooklyn and Williamsburgh) and 6 towns (Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots and New Utrecht). 1854 City of Williamsburgh and Town of Bushwick consolidated into City of Brooklyn. Kings County now 1 city (Brooklyn) and 5 towns (Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots and New Utrecht). 1886 Town of New Lots annexed into City of Brooklyn. Kings County now 1 city (Brooklyn) and 4 towns (Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend and New Utrecht). 1894 Towns of Flatbush, Gravesend and New Utrecht annexed into City of Brooklyn. Kings County now 1 city (Brooklyn) and 1 town (Flatlands). 1896 Town of Flatlands annexed into City of Brooklyn. Kings County and City of Brooklyn become coterminous. N.B. in 19th century Brooklyn first north and then northeast. It avoided areas south of Terminal Morain. Areas south of Terminal Morain were not anexed until 1886 and 1894. 1900 map above shows relative development between north and south of Terminal Morain. |
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