The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge.

Printed by William Clowes and son.

The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

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The biographical dictionary of the Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge--

Vols. 1-4 cover only the letter A.

History of the Fisheries of Raritan Bay, New York and New Jersey

Raritan Bay is the body of water bounded by New York and New Jersey and lying immediately south of New York City (Fig. 1). It has close proximity to the most concentrated urban and industrial area in the United States. Its history has been one of extensive multiple use by the surrounding human population. Dating from the precolonial and colonial periods, people have employed many types of gear to catch and gather its once abundant fishes and shellfishes. Its beaches were once popular for sun bathing and swimming, but after the 1940's they were essentially abandoned because the water became too polluted. Another large use has been for pleasure boating and the transit and dockage of merchant, passenger, and military vessels. Channels and basins were dug in the bay, bulkheads and jetties were constructed along its shores, and it was a donor source of sand and gravel for construction projects. It has also been a receptor for large quantities of domestic and industrial wastes and, mainly for this reason, it is one ofthe most deteriorated estuaries in the United States.

Broadside advertising a Real Estate Auction in the Village of Niagara Falls [New York], July, 1836.

Benjamin Rathburn (1790-1873) was a builder, banker and hotel-keeper who was well-known for his work in the development and expansion of Buffalo in the 1830s. He also conducted business in the Village of Niagara Falls. He purchased large tracts of land (largely on credit) with the intent to sell the land at a profit. However, the sales did not meet his expectations and Rathburn found himself over-extended on credit, ultimately leading to his financial ruin.Jesse P. Haines (1793-1877) was an American cartographer who is credited with mapping the Villages of Lockport and Niagara Falls, New York.

Broadside advertising a Real Estate Auction in the Village of Niagara Falls [New York], July, 1836.

Benjamin Rathburn (1790-1873) was a builder, banker and hotel-keeper who was well-known for his work in the development and expansion of Buffalo in the 1830s. He also conducted business in the Village of Niagara Falls. He purchased large tracts of land (largely on credit) with the intent to sell the land at a profit. However, the sales did not meet his expectations and Rathburn found himself over-extended on credit, ultimately leading to his financial ruin. Jesse P. Haines (1793-1877) was an American cartographer who is credited with mapping the Villages of Lockport and Niagara Falls, New York.

The cost of living in New York City, 1926

National Industrial Conference Board.

The distribution of salinity in New York Harbor and its approaches /

"Status report no. 12, Contract N6 onr-264, Task 15, Cornell University, December 1951"-leaf [1].

Contributions from the Observatory of Columbia University, New York.

Description based on: No. 11, 1897.

Four years behind the bars of "Bloomingdale;" or, The bankruptcy of law in New York.

Mode of access: Internet.

The employment of minors in New York State.

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The flora of Richmond County, New York.

Mode of access: Internet.

The flora of Rensselaer county, New York. A record of the phenogams and vascular eryptogams growing in said district, independent of cultivation.

Mode of access: Internet.