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1808 - Staten Island "became the borough of Richmond in Greater New York". [2] 1812 - War of 1812. [2] 1817 – Richmond Turnpike Company ferry begins operating to New York City. 1823 – Population: 6,135. [11] c.1825 – Old Staten Island Dyeing Establishment incorporated. [12] 1826 – Agricultural Society organized. [13]
Staten Island Historical Society is an organization devoted to the history of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present day. The Society operates and interpreting Historic Richmond Town , the largest and most comprehensive historic village in New York City .
The original New Dorp station building of the Staten Island Railway, which was also relocated from New Dorp.. The creation of the museum site at Historic Richmond Town was the result of efforts by many Staten Islanders, led by local historians and preservationists: Loring McMillen, William T. Davis and local banker David L. Decker.
Richard Adams Locke (1800–1871) – editor of The New York Sun; presumed author of the "Great Moon Hoax"; lived on Staten Island Laurence Manning (1899–1972) – science fiction author Edwin Markham (1852–1940) – poet, school administrator, namesake of Markham Intermediate School (I.S. 51)
National Register of Historic Places in Staten Island (2 C, 18 P) New York State Register of Historic Places in Richmond County (3 P) Pages in category "History of Staten Island"
Richmondtown, Staten Island: 1670 Abraham Manee House: Prince's Bay, Staten Island: 1670 Jans Martense Schenck house: Brooklyn: 1675 Originally in Flatlands; installed within the Brooklyn Museum 1964 Old Senate House: City of Kingston: 1676 New York State Constitution written and signed here Conference House: Tottenville, Staten Island: 1680