Brooklyn, N.Y. newspaper cuttings, 1877-86 : scrapbook, 1858-1887.

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Brooklyn, N.Y. newspaper cuttings, 1877-86 : scrapbook, 1858-1887.

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Newspaper clippings dated from 1858-1887, not in order, from many Brooklyn and New York newspapers, dealing with the Brooklyn Bridge, Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, rapid transit, public health, fires, charities, churches, politics and government, crime, the Beecher-Tilton scandal, the L.I. Historical Society, Green-wood Cemetery, and many topics relating in some way to Brooklyn, its history and people. Originally an old ledger, the pages are mostly detatched now, and stored in a large box.

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Long Island Historical Society

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In 1896 several influential individuals in Brooklyn, New York, decided to collect authentic authoritative materials relating to the past and present history of Brooklyn and its inhabitants. Therefore, on June 28, 1897, The Hon. Frederick W. Wurster, mayor of the city (of Brooklyn, New York), authorized the Long Island Historical Society to compile information covering the Dutch and English records of the earliest settled towns in Brooklyn which included Midwout (later Flatbush), Brooklyn, Amersf...

Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)

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The Green-Wood Cemetery, established in 1838, was designed by David Bates Douglass to be used both as a cemetery and as a public space. It served as a park to Brooklyn and Manhattan residents before Central Park and Prospect Park were constructed and was also used as an inspiration for the design of Central Park by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted. Located in what is now the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, people have visited the cemetery over the years to pay respect to...