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Populations before 1898 are for the areas now enclosed in the present boroughs. Since 1914, each of New York City's five boroughs has been coextensive with a county of New York State – unlike most U.S. cities, which lie within a single county or extend partially into another county, constitute a county in themselves, or are completely ...
John Charles Burroughs (December 7, 1818 – April 21, 1892) was an American educator from New York. A graduate of Yale University, Burroughs was the first President of the Old University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, serving from 1859 to 1873. He then served as the school's chancellor until 1877.
The following is a list of borough presidents of the five boroughs of New York City. Manhattan Before 1874, when it annexed part of the Bronx, New York City was the same as the present Borough of Manhattan. For New York's mayors before 1898, see List of mayors of New York City. # Borough President Party Dates in office Notes 1 Augustus W. Peters (1844–1898) Democratic January 1, 1898 ...
John Burroughs School (JBS) is a private, non-sectarian college-preparatory school with 631 students in grades 7–12. Its 49-acre (200,000 m 2) campus [3] is located in Ladue, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Founded in 1923, it is named for U.S. naturalist and philosopher John Burroughs.
The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History (2005) online; Hood. Clifton. In Pursuit of Privilege: A History of New York City's Upper Class and the Making of a Metropolis (2016). Cover 1760–1970. Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City. New Haven: Yale ...
1914 advertisement An early Burroughs adding machine Desktop model in use around 1910. In 1886, the American Arithmometer Company was established in St. Louis, Missouri, to produce and sell an adding machine invented by William Seward Burroughs (grandfather of Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs).
The superlative demographics of NYC’s five boroughs have been freshly mapped. ... Manhattan’s Yorkville is the most densely packed area in New York, while Staten Island’s Tottenville ...
The Manhaset building (1905) in Longwood, since 1941 home of the oldest Latin music store in New York City. The first published book of Bronx history: History of Bronx Borough, City of New York by Randall Comfort. 1900 - The first class of the Lincoln School for Nurses graduated. [23] 1901 - The first City Island Bridge opens.