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Cedar Swamp Historical Society Collection
Index by Location
- Bay Ridge
- Old Bay Ridge / G. Glen. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 6, No.
1; p.1-14; Winter 1966.
- A first person account of life in Bay Ridge by the author, written at the turn of the century (1898). She
describes the town in great detail, about the people of Bay Ridge, and important structures of Bay Ridge. This
includes the library, and historic storefronts. She describes the surrounding towns.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Bay Ridge -- Maps
- History of Long Island Maps / P. Bassett. Journal of Long Island
History, Vol. 7, No. 1; p.1-24; Spring 1967.
- A long and detailed article of how Long Island was originally mapped. The article starts with Giovannni
de Verrazzano's 1524 French drawing of Long Island, and continues until 1955, with a modern map by
Lockwood, Kessler, & Bartlett (a mapping company). Several maps include specific and important towns, not
always in the same location, as done by the French, the Dutch, and the English. Images of maps, and notations
of important towns included.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Bay Ridge -- Sanitary Commission
- From the Domestic to the Public Arena: Long Island in the U.S. Sanitary
Commission / S. Roff/D. DiMartino. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 11, No. 2; p.161-177;
Spring 1999.
- A brief article about how women influenced the 1860's sanitary commission in Long Island. It started in
Brooklyn, but expanded to the rest of the island during the Civil War.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
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