006 1867 Plan of New York elkhead mts. representing the different wind directions

representing the different wind directions

yellow perch

they referred to valleys or low-lying areas as “holes”

Lopez Island screams natural wonder with a mild climate

and birch are some of the trees that grow in the forest

006 1867 Plan of New York elkhead mts. representing the different wind directionsThis 1867 map of New York and Brooklyn was produced by none other than famed cartographer S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. shows New York City still in its infancy phase of development. Areas are noted according to color, making boundaries and neighborhood sections easily visible. The Industrial Revolution was building in the background to hit full stride, yet it would be a few decades before that happened. However there are hints of things to come, you just