The modern city of Greater New York — the five boroughs — was created in 1898, with the consolidation of the cities of New York (then Manhattan and the Bronx) and Brooklyn with the largely rural areas of Queens and Staten Island.

Directory of York, 1885: Full title: Directory of York and Neighbourhood, including all villages within 6 miles of York, containing the private & commercial residents (alphabetically arranged), court directory, the trades classified, ... historical notes, local intelligence, &c. [1885] Subject: Historical directories: Period covered: 1880-1889 ...

New York City directories. Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1885 Place: 11 University Place, N.Y. Publisher: The Trow City Directory Company Library locations Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy Shelf locator: *ZZAN-230 Topics New York (N.Y.)-- Directories Genres Books Directories Notes Reproduction ...

Date Issued: 1885 Place: New York Publisher: E. Robinson Co. Library locations Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division Shelf locator: Map Div. (New York City. 1885) (Robinson, E. Atlas of the city of New York) [Disbound; filed with sheet maps] Topics Real property-- New York (State)-- New York New York (N.Y.) Genres Title pages Notes

In summary, the 1880s, a critical era of the Gilded Age, were a time of dynamic change and growth for New York City. The era’s architectural achievements, cultural diversity, and urban innovations played a crucial role in shaping the city’s identity as a modern metropolis.

David Bennett Hill (August 29, 1843 – October 20, 1910) was an American politician from New York who was the 29th governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1897.

Aug 26, 2010 · Passenger and Crew Vessel Lists for New York, NY 1897-1957 Allen County Public Library Microfilm Genealogy Additional Collections

Aug 8, 2018 · New York Passenger List Arrivals Transcribed in Volumes 1 - 6 Volume 17 is under construction and contains our latest transcribed manifests. More New York arrivals:

The City of New York was a steam barquentine known for being Richard E. Byrd's flagship on his 1928–30 exploration of Antarctica, mistakenly for the rescue of Ernest Shackleton in 1915, and most infamously for claims of being the ship that failed to come to the aid of the Titanic in 1912.

Dec 27, 2015 · This post takes a closer look at their initial power plant building, constructed in 1885, which sat on the property recently purchased by the York County Heritage Trust, with the goal of...