Growth of New York City

By rc315
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    Jan 1, 1500

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    Europeans started to explore the region at the beginning of the 16th century
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    Peter Minuit purchased larger Manhattan Island from some of the natives. He bought this land with 60 guilders in tools, farming equipment, cloth, and shell beads.
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    More than half of a million new motor vehicles were on the streets even with the construction of roads and highways throughout the city
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    New York produced 1/12th of all manufacturing in the whole nation
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    Holland Tunnel opened
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    The Great Depression had a negative effect on the construction of some highways. The Great Depression stopped the West Side Highway construction.
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    The George Washington bridge opened