The Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection of nearly 1,500 digitized maps dates back to the 17th century. By Sarah Bahr When Alexander Hamilton stepped foot in New York City in 1772, the then ...

This 1864 copy of a 1766 map shows a “plan of the village of Brooklyn and part of Long Island.” Courtesy of the Brooklyn Historical Society Back when Brooklyn was bucolic, marshes and farmland ...

Ms. Hudson cataloged African American historical sites revealed by early New York City maps, including Weeksville, a 19th-century enclave of freed slaves in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn ...

Back in time: Exploring York Region’s historical hamlets Lemonville, Locust Hill, Strange among communities where original churches and cemeteries can still be found. By Adam Martin-Robbins ...

Think Google Maps with a time slider. What if we could peel back the layers of the cities we live in? Imagine if you could look up any address in New York and be able to see what was there 10, 50 ...

The New York region that changed history 250 years ago. 18 May 2025. Share Save. Robin Catalano. ... a British-held garrison on the banks of Lake Champlain in New York's Adirondack region, ...