Titre et auteur:

History of Kings County : including the city of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Publication:

Brooklyn : W.W. Munsell, [1884]

Description:

5 preliminary leaves (1) 10-1408 pages, 1 map, 8 plates (including frontispiece) 171 portrait, 1 folded table : illustrations (including facsimiles, plans, portraits) ; 31 cm

Notes:
At head of title: 1683 to 1883. Date on cover, 1884.
Preface signed: Henry R. Stiles, editor-in-chief. 74 additional pages inserted.
Includes index.
Outline history of the state of New York -- General history of Long Island -- General history of Kings County -- History of the town of Flatlands / by Anson Dubois-- History of the town of Brooklyn : as a village, 1817-1834 ; the first city of Brooklyn, 1834-1854 / by the editor -- History of the town of Gravesend / by A.P. Stockwell -- History of Coney Island / by H. Stillwell -- History of the town of Flatbush / by R.G. Strong -- History of the town of New Utrecht / by T.G. Bergen -- History of the town of Bushwick / by the editor -- History of the town of Williamsburgh / by J.M. Stearns -- History of the town of New Lots / by C. Warren Hamilton -- The ecclesiastical history of Kings County, 1628-1800 / by the editor -- The bench and bar of Kings County, 1668-1832 : list of county officials ; legislative officers from Kings County / by L.B. Proctor -- The history of the Board of Supervisors of Kings County / by L.B. Proctor -- History of Education in Kings County, 1644-1822 / by the editor -- Travel and transit in Kings County : Stages and reailroads / by L.P. Brockett -- Brooklyn ferries and ferry rights / by the editor -- The New York and East River Bridge -- The history of the Superintendents of the Poor / by L.B. Proctor -- History of the Commission of Charities / by L.B. Proctor -- Annals of the consolidated city of Brooklyn, 1855-1883 / by the editor -- The Brooklyn of to-day, 1883 / by L.P. Brockett -- The municipal history of the city of Brooklyn, 1834-1884 / by L.B. Proctor -- Department of Police and Excise / by the editor -- Department of Health -- Department of Fire and Buildings -- Department of City Works / by Van Brunt Bergen -- Department of Parks -- (Cementaries) / by the editor-- Department of Public Education / by T.G. Bergen -- Banking (by the editor) and insurance / by C.H. Dutcher.
The commerce of Brooklyn / by L.P. Brockett -- The manufacturing interests of Brooklyn and Kings Co. / by L.P. Brockett -- The architects, builders and real estate agents in Brooklyn / by L.P. Brockett -- United States interests in Kings County: Post-Office, Navy Yard, forts, internal revenue, etc., etc. / by the editor -- The medical profession of the city of Brooklyn, 1822-1884 (Old School) / by Frank B. Greene -- Rise and progress of homæopathic medicine in Kings County / by R.C. Moffat -- History of the eclectic school of medicine in Brooklyn -- Hospitals, dispensaries, etc. / compiled under the direction of the editor -- The profession of dentistry in Kings County and Brooklyn / compiled under the direction of the editor -- History of higher eductation, private schools, etc. in Brooklyn / compiled under the direction of the editor -- Fish culture on Long Island / by Eugene G. Blackford, Esq. -- Brooklyn markets / by the editor -- The charitable institutions of Kings County and Brooklyn / compiled under the direction of the editor -- The ecclesiastical organizations of the city of Brooklyn / compiled under the direction of the editor -- History of the sunday-school work in Brooklyn -- Missionary, Bible, tract and other organizations for christian work / compiled under the direction of the editor -- The progress of the drama, opera and art in Brooklyn / by Gabriel Harrison, Esq. -- Fine arts in Brooklyn / by Gabriel Harrison, Esq. -- The amateur dramatic associations of Brooklyn / compiled under the direction of the editor -- Photography in Brooklyn / compiled under the direction of the editor -- History of the press in Brooklyn and Kings County / by W.E. Robinson -- History of the military organizations of Kings County / compiled under the direction of the editor -- The bench and bar of Brooklyn / by L.B. Proctor, Esq. -- Notes on literature and science of Brooklyn / by the editor -- The sporting and social organizations of Brooklyn and Kings County / compiled under the direction of the editor -- Hotels and bathing establishments in Kings County -- General trade and merchandise in Brooklyn and Kings County.

Sujet:

Kings County (N.Y.) History.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) History.
Kings County (N.Y.) Biography.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Biography.
New York (State) Kings County
New York (State) New York Brooklyn

Classification/genre:

Biographies
History

Vedettes secondaires:

Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 93513
Cote: WX8247; ID:85-B1389
Statut: Disponible