History of Our Borough

In the past, our community has been known by various names; Hoppersville, from the Hopper family; Mechanicsville, 1851 map; Branchburg, 1873 map, likely due to its proximity to the long branch of the Shrewsbury River. An 1889 map shows it as West Long Branch P.O.

Pioneering in North York : a history of the borough

Celebrate Lambeth's heritage this September - Love LambethLove Lambeth

City of Westminster London Borough, UK History & Attractions

History of the Borough

About the Borough Borough of Queenscliffe

3 June 1913: The borough of Queens, New York City, adopts a flag

From the Archives: The Great Coytesville Trolley uprising of 1900

Design: 1880 to Now - Brooklyn Museum

Street Naming Campaign – Newham Council

Glen Rock in the 1920s

The people of the Bronx are eternally grateful for the generosity of Dr. Gottesman, whose donation to a Bronx-based institution has no precedent in the history of our borough.

Whitehall Borough Historical Society

Coat of Arms Eastleigh Borough Council

NYC professor and Wall Street widow donates $1 BILLION to Bronx medical school so that ALL students have free tuition and start careers without $200K debt