Records, 1833-1988.

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Records, 1833-1988.

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Petition for survey for a railroad line from Brooklyn to the east end of Long Island, 1833; "Report of Engineers Upon the Practicability of the Long Island Rail-road Company...," 1834; letters from W. F. Blydenburgh and Geo. B. Fiske first presidents of the Long Island Railroad Co... to Joseph Hull Goldsmith, 1833-1844; annotated financial statement, 1837; broadsides, poems, song sheets, clippings, and reminisenses, 1858-1988; time tables, 1858-1910; road maps, anniversary pamphlets, and articles about the L.I.R.R., 1892-1969.

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Long Island Railroad Company.

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Commuter railroad service in Brooklyn dates to 1834 and the founding of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) during that year. Originally conceived as a means to connect Brooklyn to Boston, Massachusetts more directly, the LIRR played a significant role in the development and economic growth of Long Island's suburban communities, particularly after the railroad was directly linked to Manhattan in the 1880s. As of 2010, the LIRR is the largest and busiest commuter railroad in the United S...

Blydenburgh, W. F.

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Goldsmith, Joseph, 1814-1929

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Counsellor at Law From the description of Papers, 1842-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155555946 ...

Fiske, George B. (George Burnap), 1868-

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