Daniel’s New York City

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Uncle Benjamin, Aunt Lydia, and their son, Daniel, live in the largest city in the United States: New York. Originally called “New Amsterdam,” it began as a Dutch trading post in 1624 on the island of Manhattan. The English took control of the post in 1664 and renamed it “New York.” Later, from 1785 until 1790, New York served as the capital of the United States. 

New York City is made up of five boroughs: 1) Manhattan, 2) Brooklyn, 3) Queens, 4) The Bronx, and 5) Staten Island. Until they were combined in 1898, these five boroughs were five separate, distinct cities. The East River Bridge (Brooklyn Bridge) was completed in 1883 and connected the city of Brooklyn to that of Manhattan (where Daniel and his family lived). Manhattan is the busy, skyscraper section of New York City and also home to Central Park. 

The image below shows five tourist attractions in New York City. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to determine which places Daniel and his family might have been able to visit in 1884. Write your answers in the comments.

Could Daniel have visited these places in 1884?
  1. St. Patrick’s Cathedral YES or NO?
  2. Statue of Liberty YES or NO?
  3. Empire State Building YES or NO?
  4. Central Park YES or NO?
  5. Flatiron Building YES or NO?

Scroll down the comments to find the answers.

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I'm the author of the Circle C and Goldtown Adventures series. I blog as "Andi Carter," the main character in the Circle C series. She lives on a huge cattle ranch in 1880s California. These are her adventures.

17 thoughts on “Daniel’s New York City”

      2. What happened when Daniel tried to drown Melinda’s cat? I now want to know, because that’s funny.

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      3. You haven’t read The Last Ride? If not, well . . . Melinda actually slaps him but I don’t go into details. It would make a fun fan fiction story though.

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  6. St. Patrick’s Cathedral YES
    Statue of Liberty NO
    Empire State Building NO
    Central Park YES
    Flatiron Building NO

    hope that was how i was to do it!?

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  7. Are you ready for the answers? Here you go:

    St. Patrick’s Cathedral YES
    St. Patrick’s Cathedral opened in 1879.

    Statue of Liberty NO
    Construction of Lady Liberty began in 1875, but it was not completed until October of 1886

    Empire State Building NO
    The Empire State Building opened in 1931.

    Central Park YES
    Central Park was established in 1857.

    Flatiron Building NO
    The “Flatiron” building opened in 1902. It’s real name is the Fuller Building but since it looks like an iron, it got that nickname.

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