Kings County, New York

15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) 4th Avenue Station (IND) 68th Police Precinct Station House and Stable 75th Police Precinct Station House 83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable 9th Avenue Station (Dual System BRT) Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District Alku & Alku Toinen Astral Apartments Atlantic Avenue Control House Atlantic Avenue Subway Station (IRT and BMT) Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse Avenue U Station (Dual System BRT) B and B Carousel Baptist Temple Bay Parkway Station (Dual System BRT) Bay Ridge Reformed Church Bay Ridge United Methodist Church Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush Beth Olam Cemetery Beverley Road Subway Station (BRT pre-Dual System) Boathouse on the Lullwater of the Lake in Prospect Park Boerum Hill Historic District Borough Hall Subway Station (IRT) Boy's High School Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Borough Hall Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Heights Historic District Brooklyn Historical Society Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn Navy Yard Historic District Brooklyn Public Library-Central Building Brooklyn Trust Company Building Building at 240 Broadway Buildings at 375-379 Flatbush Avenue and 185-187 Sterling Place Bushwick Avenue Central Methodist Episcopal Church Carroll Gardens Historic District Casemate Fort, Whiting Quadrangle Christ Evangelical English Lutheran Church Church of the Holy Innocents Clinton Hill Historic District Clinton Hill South Historic District Cobble Hill Historic District Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station Coney Island Yard Electric Motor Repair Shop Coney Island Yard Gatehouse Congregation Beth Abraham Congregation Chevra Linath Hazedeck Congregation Tifereth Israel Congregational Church of the Evangel Cronyn, William B., House Crown Heights North Historic District Crown Heights North Historic District (Boundary Increase) Cuyler Presbyterian Church Cyclone Roller Coaster Cypress Hills National Cemetery Ditmas Park Historic District DUMBO Industrial District East Midwood Jewish Center Eastern Parkway Eighth Avenue (14th Regiment) Armory Emmanuel Baptist Church Erasmus Hall Academy Evergreens Cemetery Federal Building and Post Office Feuchtwanger Stable Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church Complex Flatbush Town Hall Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Floyd Bennett Field Historic District Fort Greene Historic District Fort Greene Historic District (Boundary Increase) Fourth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Friends Meetinghouse and School Fulton Ferry District Gage and Tollner Restaurant German Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Church Grecian Shelter Green-Wood Cemetery Greenpoint Historic District Greenwood Baptist Church Hanson Place Seventh Day Adventist Church Holy Trinity Church (Protestant Episcopal) Houses at 216-264 Ovington Ave. Hubbard House Hunterfly Road Historic District Immanuel Congregational Church Industrial Complex at 221 McKibbin Street Jewish Center of Coney Island, The Jewish Center of Kings Highway Kings County Savings Bank Kingsway Jewish Center Kismet Temple Knickerbocker Field Club Kol Israel Synagogue Lefferts Manor Historic District Lefferts-Laidlaw House Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge 79 Lewis Avenue Congregational Church Lincoln Club Litchfield Villa Loew's Kings Theatre Loew’s Kameo Theater Lott, Hendrick I., House Magen David Synagogue Manhattan Beach Jewish Center Manhattan Bridge MARY A. WHALEN (tanker) McGolrick, Monsignor, Park and Shelter Pavilion Nassau Brewing Company New England Congregational Church and Rectory New Lots Reformed Church and Cemetery New Urecht Avenue Station (Dual System BRT) New Utrecht Reformed Church and Buildings New Utrecht Reformed Church Complex (Boundary Increase) New York Congregational Home for the Aged Ocean Parkway Ocean Parkway Jewish Center Ocean Parkway Station (Dual System BRT) Offerman Building Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters Old First Reformed Church Old Gravesend Cemetery Old Stone House of Brooklyn, The Parachute Jump Park Slope Historic District Parkway Theatre Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims Pratt Institute Historic District Prospect Hall Prospect Heights Historic District Prospect Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) Prospect Park Prospect Park South Historic District Public Bath No. 7 Public School 108 Public School 111 and Public School 9 Annex Public School 39 Public School 65K Public School 7 Public School 71K Quarters A Rankin, John, House Renaissance Apartments RIdgewood Reservoir Robinson, John Roosevelt "Jackie", House Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District Rugby Congregational Church Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Saitta House Senator Street Historic District Shaari Zedek Synagogue South Bushwick Reformed Protestant Dutch Church Complex South Congregational Church St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church and Rectory St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church St. Mary's Episcopal Church St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church State Street Houses Stoothoff-Baxter-Kouwenhaven House Storehouse No. 2, U.S. Navy Fleet Supply Base Stuyvesant Heights Historic District Stuyvesant Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) Substation #401 Sunset Park Historic District Temple Beth El of Borough Park Twentythird Regiment Armory U.S. Army Military Ocean Terminal Union Temple of Brooklyn US Post Office-Flatbush Station US Post Office-Kensington US Post Office-Metropolitan Station US Post Office-Parkville Station Van Nuyse, Joost, House Wallabout Historic District Wallabout Industrial Historic District Weir Greenhouse Williamsburg Houses Williamsburgh Savings Bank Willoughby-Suydam Historic District Wilson Avenue Subway Station (Dual System BMT) Wyckoff, Pieter, House Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead Young Israel of Flatbush

12-Inch Naval Gun, Mark V, Model 8 12-Pounder “Napoleons”, Model of 1857 (Reproductions) 13-inch Seacoast Mortar, Pattern 1861 133 Clinton Street 155 - 157 - 159 Willow Street 1883 New York Harbor 1883 The City of Brooklyn 1916 Easter Rising Memorial Marker Admiral George Dewey U.S.N. African American Heroes of the American Revolution Alexander Skene Memorial Altar to Liberty American Elm An 18th Century Well Anderson Family Tomb Arthur Miller Artillery of the American Revolution Artillery Projectiles of the American Revolution Atlantes Figures, circa 1899 Battle Hill Billion Oyster Project Community Reef Site: Brooklyn Bridge Park Birth Place of Jennie Jerome Bldg 92 Brookland Ferry Landing Brooklyn Brooklyn Borough Hall Brooklyn City Railroad Company Building Brooklyn Civic Center Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn Brooklyn Heights Historic District Brooklyn Municipal Building Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Brooklyn War Memorial Burial Site of Cornelius Heeney Canarsie Veterans Memorial Canarsie Veterans Memorial Carroll Street Bridge Christopher Columbus Church of the Saviour Civil War Soldiers’ Monument Clinton Hill Historic District Cobble Hill Historic District Cobble Hill Historic District Cornelius Heeney Defenders of the Union Denyse’s Ferry – Gravesend Bay Did you know? Dock 72 Donald Cook Square Dutch Reformed Church of Flatlands Eagle Warehouse Eastern White Pine Ebbets Field Edmonds Playground Edward Robinson Squibb English Elm Ethel Waters European Beech Evacuation Site – Fulton Landing F. D. N. Y. Father Kehoe Triangle Feuchtwanger Stable First Resistance to British Arms in NY Flatbush Town Hall Floyd Bennett Post # 1060 Fort Greene Historic District Fort Greene Historic District Fort Greene Park Fort Hamilton Fort Hamilton Officers’ Club Fort Hamilton World War I Memorial Fort Stirling Four Chimneys Four Pairs of Pegasus Figures, 1934 Fowler Fulton Street Pier Garden Place General Robert E. Lee Gene's Tree Giovanni da Verrazano Governor DeWitt Clinton Gravesend Gravesend Gravesend Cemetery Gravesend Veterans Memorial Greek American Veterans Green-Wood Cemetery Gates Hendrick I. Lott House Henry Bergh-Monument Henry Miller Henry Ward Beecher High Water Mark Historic Chapel Historic Marker of Battle Pass History in the Park History in the Park History in the Park Honeylocust Howard’s Inn – Evergreen Cemetery Huntington’s Regiment Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish WWII Memorial Inspiratio per exemplum – Inspiration through example Ionic Capital and Column Base, circa 1901 Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese Monument James T Stranahan Jane's Carousel John Brooks Henderson John Cashmore John Fitzgerald Kennedy John J. Carty Park John J. Carty Park John J. Fraser John Paul Jones June 1975 Kirkman Lofts Korean War Irish Memorial Korean War Veterans Plaza Lady Moody Square Line of Defense Lituanica London Plane Louis Valentine Jr. Ballfield / Carroll Park Lt. Kenneth E Aimee M1857 12 Pounder Napoleon Main Brooklyn Post Office Major General Gouverneur Kemble Warren Manhattan North of the Bridge to Canal Street Marianne Moore Marine Major Eugene McCarthy Maritcha R. Lyons Park Martense Lane Rock Maryland Heroes Maryland Monument Maryland Regiment Burial Site McDonald McDonald Playground MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn Meucci Triangle Mickey Kairey Garden Milestone Park Narrows Overlook – Fort Hamilton Necassius De Sille House New Utrecht Cemetery New Utrecht Liberty Pole New Utrecht Reformed Church New York City Airliner Disaster Nine Keystones, circa 1924 / "Night", circa 1910 No. 1 Front Street Conversion Old Stone House On July 4, 1776 Osage-orange Our Drummer Boy Parkville Veterans Memorial Pat Auleta Steeplechase Pier Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Pilaster Capitals, 1898 Plaque, circa 1885 Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims PO Jeff Herman Ballfield Ponkiesberg Fortification Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Private William J. Hennessy Memorial Projectiles for U.S. 20-inch Rodman Gun Red Lion Inn Replica of the Statue of Liberty, circa 1900 Revolutionary War Cemetery Richard N. Wright Robert J Crawford Rockaway Footpath Samuel F. B. Morse Schlomo Benyaminov Seeing Into Tomorrow Sheepshead Bay Veterans Memorial Shirley Chisholm Circle Shirley Chisholm Park Site of the Dongan Oak Soldiers and Sailors World War I Monument Spanish 24-Pounder St. Cyril's of Turau Cathedral Stanley A. Bosworth The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Brooklyn The Battle of Long Island The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Historical Society The Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance and Tribute Walk The Builders of the Bridge The Caponier The Cyclone The Delaware Regiment The Dover Patrol The Freedom Tree The Green-Wood Cemetery The Green-Wood Cemetery The History of the Hoyt Street Garden The Hoyt Street Garden The Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden The Kings Highway The Marquis de Lafayette The Old Stone House The Shirley A. Chisholm New York State Office Building Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Thomas F Norton Thomas Wolfe Tree Dedication for Medal of Honor Recipients Triumph on Battle Hill United States Post Office Van Ness-Parsons Family Tomb W.H. Auden Walt Whitman Washington A. Roebling What is a redoubt anyway? Where the Dodgers Made Baseball History and Jackie Robinson Changed America William Jay Gaynor William Moir Smith Wonder Wheel Wyckoff Bennett Mont House Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead "Civic Virtue" “The Greeter” / John Coleman / George Catlin
Kings County, located in the state of New York, has a rich and diverse history that spans centuries. Originally inhabited by Native American tribes such as the Lenape, the area was explored by European settlers in the early 17th century. The Dutch were the first to establish a settlement, known as Breuckelen, in 1634. The English took control of the region in 1664, changing the name to Brooklyn.

During the American Revolutionary War, Kings County played a significant role as a strategic location for both British and American forces. The Battle of Brooklyn, fought in August 1776, resulted in a victory for the British and a subsequent occupation of the area for the remainder of the war. After the war, Brooklyn grew rapidly as a result of its close proximity to Manhattan and the expanding transportation infrastructure.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Kings County witnessed significant population growth and urban development. The completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 improved access between Brooklyn and Manhattan, leading to a surge in population and industrialization. The borough became a major center for industry, manufacturing, and immigration. Immigrants from all over the world, particularly from Eastern Europe and Ireland, settled in Brooklyn, contributing to its cultural diversity.

In 1898, Brooklyn, along with several other surrounding municipalities, was consolidated into the newly formed City of Greater New York, becoming a borough of the city. Throughout the 20th century, Brooklyn continued to evolve, experiencing various ups and downs. It faced economic challenges, racial tensions, and urban decay, but also witnessed periods of revitalization and cultural renaissance. Today, Kings County is a vibrant cultural and economic hub, known for its diverse neighborhoods, thriving arts scene, and iconic landmarks.
Brief timeline of the history of Kings County, New York:

  • 1683 - Kings County is founded as one of the original counties of New York Province.
  • 1777 - The Battle of Long Island takes place in Kings County during the American Revolutionary War.
  • 1824 - The village of Brooklyn is incorporated.
  • 1834 - The borough of Brooklyn is established.
  • 1898 - Brooklyn, along with other towns, becomes a part of New York City through consolidation.
  • 1924 - The name of Kings County is officially changed to the County of Brooklyn.
  • 1952 - The name of the County of Brooklyn is changed back to Kings County.
  • 2000 - The population of Kings County reaches over 2.4 million, making it the most populous county in New York State.
  • 2014 - Kings County experiences a surge in economic growth and development, with the opening of various businesses and the revitalization of neighborhoods.

This timeline provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of Kings County, New York.

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