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After slavery in New York was abolished in 1827, freedmen settled in the area known since colonial times as Sandy Ground, which was located in the area around what is now the intersection of Bloomingdale and Woodrow Roads in Rossville. These early settlers were skilled in the oyster trade, and brought this knowledge with them to Staten Island.
Staten Island Borough Hall: March 23, 1982: Staten Island Family Courthouse (Staten Island Children's Courthouse), 100 Richmond Terr January 30, 2001: Staten Island Lighthouse: January 17, 1968: Staten Island Savings Bank Building: September 19, 2006: Stephens House and General Store, Historic Richmond Town August 26, 1969
Old Town was established in August 1661 as part of New Netherland, and was the first permanent European settlement on Staten Island. [1] Originally described as "Oude Dorpe" ('old village' in Dutch ), much of its original territory makes up what is present-day South Beach , with parts of Midland Beach and Dongan Hills.
Frank Bergen Kelley; City History Club of New York (1913), "Borough of Richmond", Historical Guide to the City of New York (2nd ed.), New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, OCLC 4723529 Calvin D. Van Name (1921), Staten Island: a report by the President of the Borough of Richmond to the Mayor , OL 7117824M
Annadale once had abundant woodland, but much of it was cleared in the last three decades of the 20th Century to make room for new homes. However, a city park in the heart of the neighborhood was converted into a wildlife preserve; known as Blue Heron Park Preserve, it covers 222 acres (898,000 m 2), much of it consisting of ponds, swamps and small streams which empty into nearby Raritan Bay.
With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 Census, [6] Staten Island is the least populated New York City borough but the third largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi (152 km 2); it is also the least densely populated and most suburban borough in the city. A home to the Lenape Native Americans, the island was settled by Dutch colonists in the 17th ...
Spanish Camp was started in 1923 by immigrants from Spain, most of whom were anarchists, who organized under the name Spanish Naturopath Association.The 18-acre (73,000 m 2) property was located facing lower New York Bay on the southeastern shore of Staten Island, off Poillon Avenue near the neighborhood of Annadale.
Huguenot Church, early 20th century. Huguenot is a neighborhood on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York City.Originally named "Bloomingview", it was later named for the Huguenots, led by Daniel Perrin, who settled in the area during the late 17th and early 18th centuries to escape religious persecution.