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{{Short description|Former town in New York, U.S.}} |
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[[File:Richmond_County_(Staten_Island)_cropped_from_Richmond_Queens_Kings_counties_map_by_David_Burr_1839.jpg|thumb|1849 map showing the four original towns on Staten Island, with Castleton in the Northeast]] |
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[[File:Staten Island map 1891.jpg|thumb|1891 map showing Castleton in the northeastern portion of Richmond County]] |
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[[File:St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Castleton, Staten Island jeh.jpg|thumb|Saint Mary's Episcopal Church on Castleton Avenue]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Castleton''' is a former town in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]. It was located in the northeastern part of [[Staten Island]] prior to the incorporation of Staten Island into [[New York City]] in 1898. It had a total area of 3880 acres (15.7 km{{sup|2}}) and was bounded by [[Upper New York Bay]] on the east and the [[Kill Van Kull]] on the north. |
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The town dates from the late 17th century. It was originally set aside as the manor of the governor of the [[Province of New York]] and takes its name from the manor of Governor [[Thomas Dongan]] who named it for his home Castletown, in the town Kildrought (now [[Celbridge]]) in [[County Kildare]], [[Ireland]]. The original manor house was constructed along Richmond Terrace, between Dongan Street and Bodine Street. It was destroyed by fire on December 25, 1878. The town was incorporated by the state of New York in 1788.<ref>{{cite web|title=Staten Island Time Line |url=http://www.statenislandhistorian.com/Staten_Island_History_Time_Line.html |work=The Staten island Historian |accessdate=19 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054910/http://www.statenislandhistorian.com/Staten_Island_History_Time_Line.html |archivedate=21 September 2013 }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Castleton''' is former town in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New York]]. It was located in the northeastern part of [[Staten Island]] prior to the incorporation of Staten Island into [[New York City]] in 1898. It had a total area of 3880 acres ( |
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The town was dissolved in 1898 upon [[City of Greater New York|consolidation]] into the [[New York City|City of New York]]. |
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The town dates from the late 17th century as one of the four original divisions of [[Richmond County, New York|Richmond County]] (five after Middletown was created in the mid-19th Century). It was originally set aside as the manor of the governor of the [[Province of New York]] and was named for the manor of Governor [[Thomas Dongan]] in [[Cassiltowne]] in [[County Kildare]], [[Ireland]]. The original manor house was constructed along Richmond Terrace, between Dongan Street and Bodin Street. It was destroyed by fire on [[December 25]], [[1878]]. |
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The town included the present-day neighborhoods of |
The former town included the present-day neighborhoods of |
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*[[Castleton Corners, Staten Island|Castleton Corners]] |
*[[Castleton Corners, Staten Island|Castleton Corners]] |
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*[[New Brighton, Staten Island|New Brighton]] |
*[[New Brighton, Staten Island|New Brighton]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of Staten Island neighborhoods]] |
* [[List of Staten Island neighborhoods]] |
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* [[List of former municipalities in New York City]] |
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Castleton is a former town in the U.S. state of New York. It was located in the northeastern part of Staten Island prior to the incorporation of Staten Island into New York City in 1898. It had a total area of 3880 acres (15.7 km2) and was bounded by Upper New York Bay on the east and the Kill Van Kull on the north.
The town dates from the late 17th century. It was originally set aside as the manor of the governor of the Province of New York and takes its name from the manor of Governor Thomas Dongan who named it for his home Castletown, in the town Kildrought (now Celbridge) in County Kildare, Ireland. The original manor house was constructed along Richmond Terrace, between Dongan Street and Bodine Street. It was destroyed by fire on December 25, 1878. The town was incorporated by the state of New York in 1788.[1]
The town was dissolved in 1898 upon consolidation into the City of New York.
The former town included the present-day neighborhoods of
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Staten Island Time Line". The Staten island Historian. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
40°36′45″N 74°06′55″W / 40.6124°N 74.1154°W
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