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  2. Astoria, Queens - Wikipedia

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    The neighborhood takes its name from Ditmars Boulevard which was named in honor of Abram Ditmars, the first mayor of Long Island City, New York, elected in 1870 (the city became a mere neighborhood when Queens became a part of Greater New York). His ancestors were German immigrants who settled in the Dutch Kills area in the 1600s. [41]

  3. List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia

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    At a higher level, large areas of Virginia were split off to form new states, transferred as state boundaries were clarified, or came under the administration of the federal government. Virginia has 95 counties, 38 independent cities, and 190 incorporated towns. There are also hundreds of unincorporated places in Virginia with their own identities.

  4. List of cities and counties in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.

  5. Timeline of Queens - Wikipedia

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    New York City Guide. American Guide Series. New York: Random House. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008975883 – via HathiTrust. Mary A. Glascock. An Annotated Bibliography of the History of Queens County, New York (Queens College, 1977) 218 pages; Janet E. Lieberman and Richard K. Lieberman. City Limits: A Social History of Queens (Kendall/Hunt Publishing ...

  6. Greater Astoria Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The Greater Astoria Historical Society (GAHS) is a non-profit cultural and historical organization located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, United States, dedicated to preserving the past and promoting the future of the neighborhoods that are part of historic Long Island City, including the Village of Astoria, Blissville, Bowery Bay, Dutch Kills, Hunters Point, Ravenswood ...

  7. Category:1870s in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... 1870 in Virginia (3 C) 1871 in Virginia (3 C, 1 P) ... This list may not reflect recent changes. R.

  8. Queens directories - Wikipedia

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    The New York City borough of Queens was authorized May 4, 1897, by a vote of the New York State Legislature after an 1894 referendum on consolidation. [36] The eastern 280 square miles (730 km 2 ) of Queens that became Nassau County was partitioned January 1, 1899. [ 37 ]

  9. Cartography of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Maps of the New World had been produced since the 16th century. The history of cartography of the United States begins in the 18th century, after the declared independence of the original Thirteen Colonies on July 4, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). Later, Samuel Augustus Mitchell published a map of the United States ...