This stemmed from a Loyalist-Patriot divide in the Revolutionary War; the northern half declared "independence" in , as Hempstead wished to remain part of the British Empire. The county seat was originally in Jamaica ; after the British burned the courthouse in the Revolution, the seat moved to the village of Mineola , in North Hempstead, close to the geographic center of the county. For context, Mineola is about 10 miles due east of today's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, and 16 miles due east of today's Long Island City waterfront—as the crow flies.
Imagine making that journey on horseback—or foot—over winding, muddy paths. But as ferry service became more reliable in the early 19th century with the introduction of the steam engine, western Queens became more popular.
Much of that growth came at a place called Hunter's Point , which developer and president of Union College Eliphalet Nott divided into lots starting in the s.
Ferry service came in , allowing travelers for the first time a two-seat trip from Manhattan by ferry to Flushing by train ; by , Hunter's Point had developed a gravity of its own. Residents clamored for incorporation as a village so that they could oversee their own development , rather than listen to the bigwigs of Newtown. Due to opposition by manufacturers, who feared increased taxes , this push was defeated by the state Legislature. Undeterred, Hunter's Point formed an alliance with neighboring villages, particularly Astoria, and the next year succeeded in forming a new entity: Long Island City.
The county seat moved to there in , much to the chagrin of the residents of rural eastern Queens County. While most of the winding route was obliterated by the grid that eventually came into place, a few vestiges remain, among them Celtic Avenue in Woodside, the hypotenuse of John Downing Park in Woodside, Hobart Street in Long Island City, and 19th Road in East Elmhurst.
Fun fact: "Bowery" comes from the Dutch word bouwerij , "farm. Unlike the City of Brooklyn, which was rapidly approaching a population of one million, Long Island City had just 17, residents by It was really just a confederation of villages with plenty of empty space between them. The city's government was basically neutered, as there was a very low cap on how much money it could raise. Rather than use normal budgetary means, officials could create commissions to address the growing area's numerous problems, such as lack of fresh water and the flattening of hilly terrain.
This provided plenty of opportunities for graft. South Brother Island would be transferred to the Bronx in In , consolidation was looming. Newtown changed its name to Elmhurst in order to distance itself from the wasteland known as Newtown Creek, which had been an industrial dumping ground since the Civil War.
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