An 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events February - Napoleon attacks Russia February 6 - Naval Engagement February 8 - Battle of Eylau - Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen February 19 - In Alabama, Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason. March... 1807 version of the Commissioner's Grid plan for For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. It is one of the five boroughs that comprise the City of New York. The borough is coterminous with New York County and includes the Island of Manhattan, as well as several other smaller islands... Manhattan, a few years before it was adopted in Events February 5 - George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom.He is known as the Prince Regent. This is the beginning of the period known as the English Regency. March 1 - Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali kills... 1811.

The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 was a proposal by the state legislature of State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13.3%) Population ( 2000)  - Population 18,976,457 (3rd... New York adopted in Events February 5 - George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom.He is known as the Prince Regent. This is the beginning of the period known as the English Regency. March 1 - Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ali kills... 1811 for the orderly development and sale of the land of For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. It is one of the five boroughs that comprise the City of New York. The borough is coterminous with New York County and includes the Island of Manhattan, as well as several other smaller islands... Manhattan between 14th Street and Washington Heights, affectionately known as The Heights, is a New York City neighborhood. Located in northern Manhattan, it is named for Fort Washington, a fortification held by American troops during the American Revolution and which was captured by the British on November 16, 1776. It should not be confused with... Washington Heights. The plan is arguably the most famous use of the The grid plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. Ancient Grid Plans The grid plan dates from antiquity; some of the earliest planned cities were built using grids. A workers village at Giza, Egypt (2570-2500 BC... grid plan and is considered by most historians to have been far-reaching and visionary. It is often credited for giving This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States and is at... New York City much of its distinctive lifestyle.

The plan was formulated by a three-member commission made up of Gouverneur Morris Gouverneur Morris (January 31, 1752–November 6, 1816), an American statesman, represented Pennsylvania in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and was author of large sections of the Constitution of the United States, including its preamble. Morris is regarded as a visionary of the idea of being American... Gouverneur Morris, the lawyer John Rutherford (1792 - 1866) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the governor of Virginia between 1841 and 1842. He was the brother-in-law of Edward Coles. Categories: Stub | 1792 births | 1866 deaths | Governors of Virginia ... John Rutherford, and the surveyor Simeon De Witt.

The plan called for a regular grid of streets and property lines without regard to the Topography, a term in geography, has come to refer to the lay of the land, or the physiogeographic characteristics of land in terms of elevation, slope, and orientation. Terrain is a similar term, used more to describe the land itself than the study of it. Relief is often used to... topography of the island itself. The plan called for twelve numbered avenues running north and south roughly parallel to the shore of the Image of the Hudson River taken by NASA. View of the Hudson River in 1880s showing Jersey City View of the Hudson River from Battery Park, New York The Goldman Sachs Tower looms above the skyline of downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, overlooking the Hudson River. A view of Weehawken... Hudson River, as well as 155 orthogonal cross streets.

Each avenue was to be one hundred feet (30 m) wide. The avenues in the center of the island were to be separated by 922 feet (281 m), and the avenues along the waterfront were to be slightly closer.

The east-west cross streets were to be only 200 feet (61 m) apart, resulting in a grid of approximately 2000 long, narrow blocks.

External link

• The Commissioners' report of 1807 (http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/nyc1811.htm), with a modern introduction and an 1811 map

See also

• This article documents the history of New York City part of present day New York State. For the history of the State of New York, see the article History of New York. Prehistoric era About 75,000 years ago, during the last ice age, the area of present day New... History of New York City
• Manhattan North is a colloquially term used in New York City, in particular on the island of Manhattan, to unambiguously indicate the direction towards increasing numbers of streets on the city grid plan, which follows the broad north-south outline of the island itself. Since the long axis of island... Manhattan North