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Encyclopedia > Egbertville, Staten Island

Egbertville is the name of a neighborhood located immediately inland from, but classifiable within, the East Shore of Staten Island. The island forms one of the five boroughs of the USA's largest city, New York. The term East Shore is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ... 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. ... 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 the center of international finance, politics, music, and culture. ...


Named after a family that owned a farm there in the 18th Century, Egbertville was known for a time as Morgan's Corner, from 1838; soon after this, many Irish families arrived in the area, leading to its being referred to (somewhat jokingly) by such names as Tipperary Corners, New Dublin and Young Ireland. 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


Egbertville is at the center of the Staten Island Greenbelt, with the park system's administrative offices being located there. Richmond Creek flows through a ravine, named the Egbertville Ravine after the neighborhood, as it skims the eastern base of Lighthouse Hill. The community's main thoroughfare is Rockland Avenue, which provides a shortcut between New Dorp on the East Shore and the busy New Springville section of Mid-Island. The Staten Island Greenbelt is a system of contiguous public parkland and natural areas in the central hills of Staten Island, New York. ... Richmond Creek is a stream in Staten Island, a borough of New York City in the United States. ... The approximate area of the neighborhood of New Dorp on Staten Island is shown highlighted in orange. ... New Springville is a neighborhood in Staten Island, New York. ... The term Mid-Island is frequently applied to a series of neighborhoods within New York City, USAs borough of Staten Island. ...


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