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Encyclopedia > Castleton, Staten Island

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 (16 km²) and was bounded by Upper New York Bay on the east and the Kill Van Kull on the north. A state of the United States (U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states, four of which officially favor the term commonwealth which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Staten Island lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Upper New York Bay, sometimes called Upper New York Harbor or the Upper Bay, is the northern area of New York Harbor inside the Narrows. ... The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait approximately 3 miles long and 1000 feet wide separating Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. The name kill comes from an old Dutch word for water channel It connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. ...


The town dates from the late 17th century as one of the four original divisions of Richmond County. 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. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ... The Province of New York (Dutch: Provincie Nieuw-Nederland or Provincie New York) was a British colony that existed roughly where the State of New York does now. ... Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634-1715), was a member of Irish Parliament, Royalist military officer during the English Civil War, and governor of the Province of New York. ... County Kildare (Irish: Contae Chill Dara) is an Irish county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...


The town included the present-day neighborhoods of:

Castleton Corners (or Four Corners) is a neighborhood of Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, which is the largest city in the United States. ... New Brighton is a neighborhood, formerly an independent village, located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The neighborhood comprises an older industrial and residential harborfront area along the Kill Van Kull west of St. ... Overlooking the harbor from beside Borough Hall St. ... Silver Lake is the name of a reservoir on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, USA. Located inside Silver Lake Park — the first city park to be established on Staten Island — Silver Lake was created in 1917 when water was brought there from the Ashokan... Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. ...

See also

Borough of Staten Island in New York City
Neighborhoods Arrochar | Annadale | Arden Heights | Bay Terrace | Bloomfield | Brighton Heights | Bulls Head | Castleton | Castleton Corners | Charleston | Clifton | Concord | Dongan Hills | Egbertville | Elm Park | Eltingville | Emerson Hill | Fort Wadsworth | Graniteville | Grant City | Grasmere | Great Kills | Greenridge | Grymes Hill | Heartland Village | Hoffman Island | Huguenot | Isle of Meadow | Lighthouse Hill | Livingston | Mariners Harbor | Meiers Corners | Midland Beach | New Brighton | New Dorp | New Springville | North Shore | Oakwood | Ocean Breeze | Pleasant Plains | Port Ivory | Port Richmond | Pralls Island | Prince's Bay | Randall Manor | Richmond Valley | Richmondtown | Rosebank | Rossville | Snug Harbor | Shooters Island | Shore Acres | Silver Lake | South Beach | South Shore | St. George | Stapleton | Stapleton Heights | Sunnyside | Swinburne Island | Todt Hill | Tompkinsville | Tottenville | Travis | Ward Hill | Westerleigh | West New Brighton | Willowbrook | Woodrow


 
 

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