The Story of Manhattan

by Charles HEMSTREET (1866 - )

40 - Chapter XL - The Greater New York

The Story of Manhattan

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.)


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