Westfield, Staten Island

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1849 map showing the four original cities on Staten Island, with Westfield in the Southwest Richmond County (Staten Island) cropped from Richmond Queens Kings counties map by David Burr 1839.jpg
1849 map showing the four original cities on Staten Island, with Westfield in the Southwest
1891 map showing Westfield in the southwestern portion of Richmond County Staten Island map 1891.jpg
1891 map showing Westfield in the southwestern portion of Richmond County

Westfield was a town in Richmond County, New York. It was incorporated in 1788 as one of the four original towns of Staten Island. It was dissolved in 1898 upon consolidation into the City of New York. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Franklin B. Hough (1872), "Richmond County", Gazetteer of the State of New York, Albany, N.Y: Andrew Boyd, OCLC   18450990
  2. Hartman, Barry. "An Island Within a Cty". A Walk Around Staten Island. WNET 13. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

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