New York City History for Kids: From New Amsterdam to the Big Apple with 21 Activities

New York City History for Kids: From New Amsterdam to the Big Apple with 21 Activities — page 7
1832 Cholera kills over 3 500 people 1835 Great fire 1841 Barnum's American Museum opens 1842 Croton water system is completed 1849 Astor Place Riot 1853 World Exhibition is held at the newly built Crystal Palace 1857 Central Park is constructed 64 1863 Draft Riots 1871 William Boss Tweed is arrested 1882 First electric lights in the city 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opens 1886 Statue of Liberty is completed 1888 Blizzard cripples the city 1892 Ellis Island opens 1898 Consolidation Act takes effect combining Brooklyn Queens Staten Island and Bronx with Manhattan 1900S