Bronx Historical Society

3309 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY, 10467
718-881-8900

URL : http://www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org

overview : The Bronx is named in memory of the areas first European settler, the Swede, Jonas Bronck. The earliest settlement in The Bronx took place along the Harlem River in 1639, in what is now Mott Haven. The Bronx originally was part of Westchester County. In 1841, the New York and Harlem Railroad began regular commuter service between The Bronx and Manhattan, and by 1895 the area had become a part of New York City.

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