Title & Author:

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.
At head of title: 1683 to 1883. Date on cover: 1884.
Preface signed: Henry R. Stiles, editor-in-chief.
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.
4to. 1408 p. with 175 litho plates of people, 7 of buildings, 1 of a map and 1 loose map.

Subject:

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
Kings County (N.Y.) Description and travel.

Form/genre:

Biographies
History

Added entries:

Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 93513
Call No.: WX8247; ID:85-B1389
Status: Available