Asserts the advantage of New York state's early censuses taken from 1600s, 1700s to 1845 which serve as guides for the genealogists. Determination of the family sizes and movements; Early African-Americans categories; Categories of 1790 census statistics for family members.Wright...
New York grew in importance as a trading port while under British rule in the early 1700s. It also became a center of slavery, with 42% of households holding slaves by 1730, more than any other city other than Charleston, South Carolina.[91] Most slaveholders held a few or several ...
New York City brings in over 1 billion gallons of water per day for its 8 million thirsty citizens. The Croton Aqueduct is still visible today.
New York City - Arts, Culture, Diversity: Ever since the 1890s Broadway has reigned as the “Great White Way,” the major theatrical centre of the country. New York produces, casts, and consumes the legitimate plays and musical extravaganzas that America
A unicameral legislature, free from the restraints imposed by a powerful governor’s council, allowed Pennsylvania to be relatively independent of the influence of both the crown and the proprietor. This fact, in combination with the tolerant and relatively egalitarian bent of the early Quaker ...
but good food and drinks await you on the other side. Stopping to take in the view and meandering along the way makes the walk about 40 minutes. I enjoy doing this walk at night when downtown Manhattan is all lit up. Otherwise, come early to beat the crowds. It’s a super popular ...
2.1 早期历史 | Early history Main article: History of New York City (prehistory–1664)【主要条目:纽约市历史(史前至1664年)】 在前殖民时期,纽约现今所在的地区为阿尔冈昆部落所居。勒纳佩人是其中的一支,他们居住在斯塔滕岛、长岛西部(包括现今的布鲁克林区和皇后区)、曼哈顿及下哈德逊河河谷(包括布朗克斯区...
Klemperer also guest conducted a number of orchestras in the U.S., including the New York Philharmonic, where his larger than life presence caught the attention of “The Talk of the Town.” Excerpts: MAESTRO…Top left, Otto Klemperer with Czech composer Leoš Janáček in 1927; at right...
Unlike many museums in New York City, MoMA is open on Mondays and it tends to be busy. Avoid Mondays if possible. MoMA is also free on Fridays between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Arrive early if you intend to take advantage of this because as you might imagine there are lots of people ...
(forebay) barn which is not of Holland Dutch origin but is German in type. The true Dutch-American barn was built as early as the 1630s as surviving contracts attest to. These barns appear in the major eastern river valleys in twenty New York State counties and in ten counties in the ...