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The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, USA.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

History of New York City
Lenape and New Netherland, to 1664
New Amsterdam
British and Revolution, 1665–1783
Federal and early American, 1784–1854
Tammany and Consolidation, 1855–1897
(Civil War, 1861–1865)
Early 20th century, 1898–1945
Post–World War II, 1946–1977
Modern and post-9/11, 1978–present
See also
Transportation
Timelines: NYC • Bronx • Brooklyn • Queens • Staten Island
Category
  • 1683 - Queens County created.[1]
  • 1790 - Population: 16,014.[2]
  • 1821 - Horse racing track opens.[3]
  • 1860 - Population: 57,391.[2]
  • 1870 - Population: 73,803.[2]
  • 1880 - Population: 90,574.[2]
  • 1889 - BMT Myrtle Avenue Line begins operating.
  • 1890 - Population: 128,059.[2]
  • 1898 - January 1: Queens is established as a borough in the City of Greater New York. The borough consists of only part of the previous boundaries of Queens County; Nassau County is established in the remaining part [4]

20th century

1900s-1940s

1950s-1960s

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "New York: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Richard L. Forstall, ed. (1996). Populations of States & Counties of the U. S. (1790-1990). US Census Bureau. ISBN 978-0-7881-3330-5.
  3. ^ Laurence Urdang, ed. (1996). Timetables of American History. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-7432-0261-9.
  4. ^ a b c d e Federal Writers' Project 1939.
  5. ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "New York". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
  6. ^ a b c Walk Through Queens 2004.
  7. ^ a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Queens, New York". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Movie Theaters in Flushing, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "United States: New York State". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
  11. ^ "IND Division Timeline". Nycsubway.org. David Pirmann. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ "Movie Theaters in Long Island City, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ "Movie Theaters in Astoria, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ Kroessler 2002.
  15. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ a b "Attractions". It's In Queens. Queens Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ "USA: New York: New York City: Queens". Emporis.com. Hamburg: Emporis GmbH. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ "New York". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 2003. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Air Disasters Timeline, BBC News, November 1, 2015
  20. ^ "Newtown Historical Society". Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "Queens County (Queens Borough), New York". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Bibliography

published in the 19th century
published in the 20th century
  • Federal Writers' Project (1939). "Queens". New York City Guide. American Guide Series. New York: Random House – via HathiTrust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • Mary A. Glascock. An Annotated Bibliography of the History of Queens County, New York (Queens College, 1977) 218 pages
  • Janet E. Lieberman and Richard K. Lieberman. City Limits: A Social History of Queens (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983)
  • Vincent F. Seyfried; William Asadorian (1991). Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs. Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-26358-8.
published in the 21st century
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