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  • Richmond: Washington Avenue - Western Avenue, 1893

    Richmond: Washington Avenue - Western Avenue

    1893

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Richmond: Washington Avenue - Western Avenue, 1893

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Richmond: Washington Avenue - Western Avenue

1893

Washington Avenue, south side, about 150 yards east of Western Avenue, on the north shore of Old Place Creek, showing the Newton Flour Mill, also known as the Old Place Mill. It was erected in 1803 and destroyed by fire on December 13, 1896. For additional data see "Staten Island and its People" by Leng and Davis, vol. 2, p. 611. 1893 Photo by August Loeffler Courtesy of Staten Island Museum through P. L. Sperr

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