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The village of Newtown was established as the town seat for the township in 1683.
Cord Meyer bought land at Broadway and Whitney Avenue in 1896. He proposed that the town be renamed "Elmhurst", meaning "a grove of elms"; in 1897, one year before Queens County was incorporated in the Greater City of New York, the town was renamed.
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- 1652 - Middenburgh is established
The village was established in 1652 by the Dutch as Middenburgh (Middleburgh) and was a suburb of New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) in the colony of...Read MORE... - 1664 - Middleburgh is renamed New Town
When the British took over New Netherland in 1664, they renamed Middleburgh as New Town (Nieuwe Stad) to maintain a connection to the Dutch heritage. ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Newtown
Newtown, a post-township of Queen's CO., N. Y., on the East river. Population, 7208. Newtown, a post-village in the above town ship, about 150 miles...Read MORE... - 1895 - Newtown
Newtown, a post-township of Queens co, N.Y., is bounded on the N.E. by Long Island Sound, on the W. by the city of Brooklyn, and on the N.W. by the...Read MORE... - 1897 - Newtown is renamed Elmhurst
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6th St. West of Lamont Ave., Elmhurst, L.I., N.Y.
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East Elmhurst and Flushing Bay
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Sixth Street, looking South
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Elmhurst, Queens co., N.Y., on the Long Island R-, 5 miles E. of New York, of which city it forms part of the borough of Queens.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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Elmhurst, Queens, New York, USA
* - 6th St. West of Lamont Ave., Elmhurst, L.I., N.Y.)
6th St. West of Lamont Ave., Elmhurst, L.I., N.Y.
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Elmhurst, Queens, New York, USA
* - East Elmhurst and Flushing Bay)
East Elmhurst and Flushing Bay
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Elmhurst, Queens, New York, USA
* - Sixth Street, looking South)
Sixth Street, looking South
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1652 - Middenburgh is established
The village was established in 1652 by the Dutch as Middenburgh (Middleburgh) and was a suburb of New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) in the colony of... Read MORE...
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1664 - Middleburgh is renamed New Town
When the British took over New Netherland in 1664, they renamed Middleburgh as New Town (Nieuwe Stad) to maintain a connection to the Dutch heritage. ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Newtown
Newtown, a post-township of Queen's CO., N. Y., on the East river. Population, 7208. Newtown, a post-village in the above town ship, about 150 miles... Read MORE...
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1895 - Newtown
Newtown, a post-township of Queens co, N.Y., is bounded on the N.E. by Long Island Sound, on the W. by the city of Brooklyn, and on the N.W. by the... Read MORE...
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1897 - Newtown is renamed Elmhurst
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1916
Elmhurst, Queens co., N.Y., on the Long Island R-, 5 miles E. of New York, of which city it forms part of the borough of Queens.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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