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1 day ago · In 1854 the names of the original streets, Cross, Anthony, Orange, and Little Water, which had formed the Five Points intersection (marked with a star) from which the neighborhood derived its name were changed to Park, Worth, Baxter and Mission Place, respectively. The map also shows the locations of several key landmarks of the mid-nineteenth ...
- A Protestant Missionary Describes Sabbath in Five Points
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- A Protestant Missionary Describes Sabbath in Five Points
23 hours ago · Aug 30, 2019 A History of Prostitution in New York City from the American Revolution to the Bad Old Days of the 1970s and 1980s ; Aug 23, 2019 The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the New York City Municipal Ferry System ; Aug 16, 2019 The Queens Borough President Panoramic Photographs
Sep 13, 2021 · Mrs. Astor, the queen bee, ruled New York society. In fact, she was so well known that her calling cards only had three words: The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right. However ...
3 days ago · Primary source collections of the 19th century. UCLA access includes: Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange; British Politics and Society; British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture; Children's Literature and Childhood; Europe and Africa: Commerce, Christianity, and Conquest; European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection; Mapping the World: Maps and ...
2 days ago · Sarah Bernhardt (French: [saʁa bɛʁnɑʁt]; [note 1] born Henriette-Rosine Bernard; 22 October 1844 – 26 March 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, Fédora and La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, and L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand.
1 day ago · When thinking about the American Revolutionary War, most may jump to the Battles of Saratoga, Bunker Hill, or Trenton. Yet New York City was an incredibly important city during the war, the site ...
3 days ago · Map of New York City's Sixth Ward and Surrounding Areas, 1899. This 1899 map of lower Manhattan includes the intersection of Worth, Baxter, and Park Streets, known as Five Points. Block 160 is marked and shaded. View High-resolution. "Section of lower Manhattan in 1899".
