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 ...

You can now search maps from across 450 years of New York City history thanks to the Brooklyn Public Library Center for Brooklyn History, which just launched an online portal you can easily access ...

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 ...

The region's population grew only slightly, ... How New York's Capital Region and Hudson Valley populations have changed ... ' historic challenges could mean more errors in 2020 data.

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, ...