In 1645, English immigrants settled in Vlissengen, an area of Queens now known as Flushing. After bitter disagreements with Governor Stuyvesant over the issue of religious freedom, they produced the Flushing Remonstrance, one of the first public statements defending the separation of church and state. The village of Flushing was incorporated into the larger New York City area in 1898, and the community soon became famous for its beautiful tree-lined streets, a reminder of its rich horticultural heritage. The Bowne House, the First Quaker Meetinghouse, Kingsland Homestead, Flushing Town Hall, and St. George's Church are a few of the buildings known for their architectural merit and historic significance.
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Flushing: 1880-1935 showcases a collection of photographs and postcards that present the Flushing of a bygone era. James Driscoll, historian for the Queens Historical Society, authored this history for the Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary, and Victorian Garden. Images for this book were donated from the collections of Vincent Seyfried, Stanley Cogan, and Victor Annaloro.
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Chronicle of Big Changes in Old Flushing, NY,
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Anyone interested in the subject can expect to find that this treasure trove of old photos and informative text is a notch above most volumes in the series. During the era covered, Flushing grew from a small town with a rich horticultural heritage, became a suburban part of Greater New York City, and saw the arrival of the subway in 1928. Flushing is home to the oldest continuous place of worship in New York City, the 1695 Friends Meeting House. Flushing's old nurseries once provided trees whose descendants can be found in nearly every municipality in the U.S.
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Bought this for a friend. I was kind of surprised and disappointed in how amateurish the layout inside is. The way the text and images were placed makes it look like a book from the early 80's. It somehow comes across as cheap and I had to buy something else to supplement this present.
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The first settlers in Flushing were a group of English men and women who sought and were granted a patent to an area along the north shore of western Long Island by Gov. Willem Kiett of New Amsterdam in 1645. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Main Street, Northern Boulevard, Murray Hill, Long Island Railroad, New York City, Roosevelt Avenue, Union Street, Kissena Park, Sanford Avenue, Amity Street, Civil War, Kissena Boulevard, Society of Friends, Flushing Creek, Kissena Lake, Bowne Street, Flushing High School, Flushing Institute, George's Episcopal Church, Parsons Boulevard, Flushing Cemetery, Flushing Hospital, Flushing Hotel, Fox Oaks, William Prince New!
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The first settlers in Flushing were a group of English men and women who sought and were granted a patent to an area along the north shore of western Long Island by Gov. Willem Kiett of New Amsterdam in 1645. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Main Street, Northern Boulevard, Murray Hill, Long Island Railroad, New York City, Roosevelt Avenue, Union Street, Kissena Park, Sanford Avenue, Amity Street, Civil War, Kissena Boulevard, Society of Friends, Flushing Creek, Kissena Lake, Bowne Street, Flushing High School, Flushing Institute, George's Episcopal Church, Parsons Boulevard, Flushing Cemetery, Flushing Hospital, Flushing Hotel, Fox Oaks, William Prince New!
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