Category Archives: Education

Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street

If you could step into a time machine and go back to Manhattan in 1884, this is what you’d find where today the New York Public Library stands. The Croton Distributing Reservoir was the above-ground reservoir at 42nd Street and … Continue reading →

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Rutgers Female College

Please note a comment submitted by Robin which corrects some of the information provided here. Specifically, Rutgers University in New Jersey was not connected to Rutgers Female College in any way. By 1883 there were four colleges in New England … Continue reading →

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