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Staten Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, twenty-five kilometres northwest of Stockton. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The 3,700 ha (9,100 acres) is bordered on the east and south by South Mokelumne River , and on the west and north by North Mokelumne River . [ 4 ]
The William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge (WTDWR) is an 814-acre (3.29 km 2) wildlife refuge straddling the New Springville and Travis sections of Staten Island. The park was named in honor of Staten Island native William T. Davis, a renowned naturalist and entomologist who along with the Audubon Society started the refuge with an original ...
Oyster harvesting Staten Island was mainly conducted on the island's south shore. Prince's Bay was the main hub and was within walking distance from Sandy Ground. Sandy Ground also served as an important stop on the Underground Railroad , and is the oldest continuously settled free black community in the United States.
In 1987, the Staten Island Historical Society purchased and relocated the Jacob Crocheron farmhouse (built ca. 1819-1820 [6]) to Historic Richmond Town from its original location at 84 Woodrow Road in the Annadale section of Staten Island, [7] a distance of over 3.1 miles. In the process of moving the building, DOT issued the house seven ...
The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24, 2025. [2]
Mount Loretto Unique Area is an open space reserve and nature preserve administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on the South Shore of Staten Island, New York City. The area's total size is 241 acres (98 ha), of which 49 acres (20 ha) is underwater. [1]
Richmond Avenue is served by the following bus routes: [7] The primary buses are the S59 and S89, serving the entire corridor except for two portions: between Platinum Avenue and either Staten Island Mall’s north entrance/exit (S59), or Richmond Hill Road (S89), and between Yukon Avenue and Forest Hill Road (S59 only).
The site has views of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, Brooklyn's Shore Parkway, Governors Island, and Manhattan. During the summer months, concerts and events sponsored by local organizations such as Staten Island Community Board 1 and the Downtown Staten Island Council attract tourists from the ferry as well as local residents.