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HEAD OF THE FLY - HEAD OF THE VLEIGH
In the 19th century the area of Kew Gardens Hills was known as Head of the Fly,[22] for its location
at the headwaters of the Flushing Creek (or Flushing River), Fly or vly, being the Dutch word for swamp.
One of the oldest roads through the area was called The Vleigh Road, and still exists today as Vleigh Place.[23]
click here for WIKIPEDIA -----> THANKS AGAIN TO WIKIPEDIA
Brooklyn Eagle : 1857 Jun 27 HEAD OF THE FLY IS SHOWN ON THIS 1847 MAP
HEAD OF THE FLY IS SHOWN ON THIS 1853 COLTON MAP
HEAD OF THE FLY IS SHOWN ON THIS EARLY 1860'S MAP
IN 1861 THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD WAS PAID BY THE CITY OF BROOKLYN
TO CLOSE ITS TUNNEL AND ABANDON SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
THE NEW YORK & JAMAICA RAIL ROAD COMPANY WAS CHARTERED SEPTEMBER 3,
1859 TO BUILD FROM JAMAICA TO HUNTERS POINT AND OPENED MAY 10, 1861
IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE NEW YORK AND JAMAICA WOULD RUN
ADJACENT TO THE FLUSHING RAIL ROAD FROM WINFIELD TO HUNTERS POINT.
Brooklyn Eagle : 1859 Aug 08
INSTEAD THE N. Y. & J. R. R. CROSSED THE FLUSHING COMPANY CREATING
NEW YORK AND FLUSHING JUNCTION, LATER CALLED WINFIELD JUNCTION.
Kevin Kinsella writes:
"Thought I'd send this in case of interest.
It's from the front page of "The Evening Post" of New
York, dated 15 May 1861. Great website you have."
THANKS KEVIN!
EMPLOYE TIME TABLE NUMBER 32 OF JUNE 6, 1861 DOES NOT SHOW NEW YORK
AND FLUSHING JUNCTION OR A STATION AT WINFIELD BUT DOES SHOW
NEWTOWN STATION ONE AND ONE HALF MILES EAST OF WOODSIDE
SUNDAY MILK TRAIN SCHEDULE OF JUNE 6, 1861 DOES NOT SHOW NEW YORK
AND FLUSHING JUNCTION OR A STATION AT WINFIELD BUT DOES SHOW
NEWTOWN STATION FIVE MINUTES EAST OF WOODSIDE
JUNE 6, 1861
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THE MAY 11, 1861 AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL REPORTED: "ON THE SIXTH INST THE FREIGHT TRAINS COMMENCED RUNNING BETWEEN GREENPORT AND THE DEPOT AT HUNTERS POINT. SINCE THAT DATE NO FREIGHT TRAIN HAS BEEN STARTED FROM THE SOUTH FERRY DEPOT, AND NO FREIGHT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AT THAT POINT SINCE THE 4TH. AN OFFICE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE JAMES SLIP FERRY, NEW YORK SIDE, BOTH FOR THE RECEIPT AND DELIVERY OF FREIGHT. PASSENGER TRAINS ALSO COMMENCED RUNNING TO AND FROM HUNTERS POINT ON THE 10TH. HEREAFTER PASSENGERS FOR THE TRAINS WILL TAKE THE FERRY BOAT AT JAMES SLIP, OR AT 34TH STREET FOR HUNTERS POINT." FROM VFS PART TWO: "As of April 1, 1862 operation of Flushing trains onto the Long Dock at the mouth of Newtown Creek was discontinued, and all trains ran in and out of the L.I.R.R. depot. At the same time the Flushing R.R. got rid of its ferry operation into Fulton Market Slip and the lease of the ferryboat Mattano, and passengers now used either the James Slip Ferry or the Thirty-fourth Street Ferry." |
THIS LIST OF TICKETS SOLD AND 1862 PUBLIC TIME TABLE SHOW STATIONS AT WINFIELD
ONE MILE EAST OF WOODSIDE AND NEWTOWN, ONE HALF MILE EAST OF WINFIELD
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