. The city of New York. rth, separates it from the boroughof the Bronx. On the South is New YorkBay. The BOROUGH OF BRONX isacross the Harlem River from area is sq. miles and its population741,986. The BOROUGH OF BROOK-LYN comprises Kings County, includingthe former city of Brooklyn. The area sq. miles and the population 2,000, and east of Brookljm is the BOR-OUGH OF QUEENS, consisting of theformer Long Island City and a number ofold villages. The area is sq. milesand the population 376,089. The BOR-OUGH OF RICHMOND consists ofStatep Island, with an a
. The city of New York. rth, separates it from the boroughof the Bronx. On the South is New YorkBay. The BOROUGH OF BRONX isacross the Harlem River from area is sq. miles and its population741,986. The BOROUGH OF BROOK-LYN comprises Kings County, includingthe former city of Brooklyn. The area sq. miles and the population 2,000, and east of Brookljm is the BOR-OUGH OF QUEENS, consisting of theformer Long Island City and a number ofold villages. The area is sq. milesand the population 376,089. The BOR-OUGH OF RICHMOND consists ofStatep Island, with an area of and population of 97,870. It lies inthe bay five miles south of total population of the greater city is5,583,871; including the suburbs, fromwhich_ people commute to New York, itis (estimated) 7,800,000. Old Castle Garden The circular building which is now theAquarium was originally a fort, CastleClinton, built for the defense of the cityagainst the British in the War of 1812; and 235. Mr. Jaiiics H. RcRaiis lanioiis hosulry—-the KiiitkorlKH-kiT Hotel, cor. Broad-way and 42iid Street. the spot where it stands was then an island200 feet from the shore. When, in 1822,Congress ceded the property to the city, itwas converted into a place of amusement,and was named Castle Garden. It becamethe home of opera, and was a place forgreat public gatherings. Here on Lafay-ettes return to America in 1824, six thou-sand persons assembled to greet him. Herein 183s S. F. B. Morse, the inventor of thetelegraph, publicly demonstrated by meansof a wire coiled about the interior of theGarden, the practicability of controllingthe electric current. Here in 1850 JennyLind, the Swedish singer, made her Ameri-can debut, under the management of P. The Prince of Wales and LouisKossuth arrived here. From 1855 to 1890Castle Garden was an immigrant bureau,through whose portals millions of immi-grants entered America and as such is wellremembered by many persons
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