File:Bronx transit and landmarks in 1896 (NY Times) - re-tinted.png

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"Map Showing Transit Facilities in the Annexed District" (the Bronx joined New York City in 1874-95, before Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island in 1898) from a long article in The New York Times of Wednesday, May 17, 1896 (page 15) headlined: "FUTURE OF NEW WARDS; New-York's Possession in Westchester County Rapidly Developing. TROLLEY AND STEAM ROAD SYSTEMS Vast Areas Being Brought Close to the Heart of the City -- Miles of New Streets and Sewers. BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Advantages That Will Soon Relieve Crowded Sections of the City of Thousands of Their Inhabitants." Original in black and white, tinted to show the following: light green: Parks; medium green: Woodlawn Cemetery; dark green: Sports facilities; light blue: proposed Jerome Park Reservoir; violet: St. John's College (now Fordham University); orange: Manhattan and New York City before 1874; pink: Marble Hill, an area that remained in Manhattan after being separated by water; red line: City Limits of New York in 1896.

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current18:32, 4 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 18:32, 4 January 20172,542 × 2,087 (438 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)"Map Showing Transit Facilities in the Annexed District" (the Bronx joined New York City in 1874-95, before Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island in 1898) from a long article in <i>The New York Times</i> of Wednesday, May 17, 1896 (page 15) headlined: "FUTURE OF NEW WARDS; New-York's Possession in Westchester County Rapidly Developing. TROLLEY AND STEAM ROAD SYSTEMS Vast Areas Being Brought Close to the Heart of the City -- Miles of New Streets and Sewers. BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Advantages That Will Soon Relieve Crowded Sections of the City of Thousands of Their Inhabitants." Original in black and white, tinted to show the following: light green: Parks; medium green: Woodlawn Cemetery; dark green: Sports facilities; light blue: proposed Jerome Park Reservoir; violet: St. John's College (now Fordham University); orange: Manhattan and New York City before 1874; pink: Marble Hill, an area that remained in Manhattan after being separated by water; red line: City Limits of New York in 1896.
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