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The Story of Manhattan
by Charles HEMSTREET (1866 - )35 - Chapter XXXV - Robert Fulton Builds a Steam-Boat
The history of New York City is told as a story, in few words. It begins with Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan in 1609. And it finishes in 1898 when the island of Manhattan becomes the Borough of Manhattan of Greater New York. (Summary by Guero.)
Listen next episodes of The Story of Manhattan:
36 - Chapter XXXVI - The City Plan , 37 - Chapter XXXVII - The Story of the Erie Canal , 38 - Chapter XXXVIII - The Building of the Croton Aqueduct , 39 - Chapter XXXIX - Professor Morse and the Telegraph , 40 - Chapter XL - The Greater New York , 41 - Table of Events