The Clermont, Robert Fulton’s steamship, early nineteenth century. (Source of Image: New York Public Library)
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The New York Tribune Building 1863 Civil War Draft Riots
Little Italy
Little Italy is the neighborhood in which many of the Italians immigrated to in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Morrisey and Poole
John Morrissey and William “Bill the Butcher” Poole were the heads of their respective gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys. Morrissey, an Irishman, was affiliated with Tammany Hall while Poole was an enforcer for the Know-Nothing party, a nativist organization that was against the influx of Catholic immigrants. Their rivalry came to a …
ELLIS ISLAND
We cannot tell the history of New York City without telling a story of migration and immigration. In the 17th century the first set of European settlers started building New York City to what we know it as today. The great work early settlers did with the beginnings of the country encouraged other …
The Opening of Grand Central Terminal
Taken in 2016 this photo is an accurate depiction of Grand Central Terminal today. In this image the photographer was able to capture the grandeur of the building in relation to the skyscrapers that now tower over it. Not much has changed about the terminal since 1913 however, the neighborhood has developed and is more …