Adding the #OnePlaceWednesday hashtag to this! #Tottenville #LocalHistory #CommunityHistory
Click - www.statenbuzz.nyc - for things to do this weekend on Staten Island including Holiday and Christmas Fairs and Markets. Enjoy. #StatenIsland #Holidays #SI #SnugHarbor #LighthouseMuseum #StGeorge #Stapleton #SIU #FreshKills #Tottenville #VerrazzanoBridge #ThanksgivingSI
September Tottenville History Blog
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See Friday post for things to do on Staten Island this weekend and click the link in the post for details and for things to do in all five boroughs of NYC this weekend. Enjoy. #StatenIsland #HistoricRichmondTown #HRTCountyFair #StatenIslandCountyFair #SICountyFair #ConferenceHouse #Tottenville #SI
In 1800 the New York city population was approximately 60,000. Population of Staten Island was 4564. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
In 1798 Yellow fever outbreak. 2,000 die. It wasn’t until 1937 that Max Theiler discovered an effective vaccine against yellow fever. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
Click - www.statenbuzz.nyc - for things to do this weekend on Staten Island including Snug Harbor Dance Festival runs both Saturday & Sunday, and Historic Richmond County Fair returns next weekend. #StatenIsland #SnugHarbor #NationalLighthouseMuseum #GreatKills #Tottenville #GrandOaksGolfCourse.
In 1796 Archibald Gracie is first president of Insurance Company that becomes Stock Exchange. His home on East River will become mayor’s official residence, still Gracie Mansion. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
With 18th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive in final review before hitting Amazon, I'm back to the Tottenville History blog. Check out the sneak peek about loyalty, betrayal, and brutal punishment during the Revolution!
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In 1796 Albany replaces New York City as state capital. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
In 1796 the British doctor Edward Jenner began the smallpox vaccine, the first vaccine to be developed against a contagious disease. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
In 1794 Yellow Fever recurs, brought by a British frigate. 732 die. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
Listen to the history of Tottenville before the exploration and eventual settlement of Europeans on #Audible. #Tottenville #History buff.ly/3wF9Pww
On May 17,1792 a meeting of 24 merchants and auctioneers under a buttonwood tree (68 Wall Street) found the New York Stock Exchange which will open at 22 Wall Street in June 1865. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
Imagine what was and what can be in #Tottenville. buff.ly/40w5pC7
In 1786 the Staten Island Population was 3,152. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
In 1790 was the first official census of NY City at 33,331. The population of Staten Island was 3,835. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
Putting final touches on 18th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive! Grateful for the amazing community support that made the 17th century book possible. Get your copy before the next one drops:
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On Jan 11,1785 the first Congress meets in City Hall in New York. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
On May 12,1784 a law bans loyalists from voting or holding office. 70% of New York residents lost voting rights. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
Hear what it was like to be a Lenni Lenape man in the 17th century who knew of his ancestors greeting the foreigner Verrazzano who arrived by ship in 1524 on #Audible. #Lenape #Tottenville #17thCentury #History buff.ly/3wF9Pww
In 1783 the British evacuate Staten Island. The final shot of the Revolutionary War was fired on Fort Wadsworth on November 25th by a departing British warship. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
Located in Bethel UM Church Cemetery, Tottenville, is the gravesite of Joseph W. Palmer, a Revolutionary War soldier. Palme...served with a New Jersey Regiment. He suffered a musket ball injury that ultimately led to his death in 1851. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
In 1778 at a ball held at Blazing Star Tavern, Captain Billopp (grandson of the first European settler in Tottenville and a Loyalist) was captured by Americans. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
In 1774 Staten Island elected not to send a representative to the First Continental Congress, the only county in New York State to do so. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
In 1767 John Totten, a weaver, purchased land and settled on Staten Island. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h
Meet the #Lenape Clan Mothers & Fathers on #Audible. #Tottenville #17thCentury #History buff.ly/3wF9Pww
In 1765 British pass the Stamp Act. #Tottenville #history #18th Century buff.ly/3CRkH8h