How Did The Boroughs Of New York Get Their Names?

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING
History of New York City: http://www.history.com/topics/new-yor...
A Bronck in the Bronx: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/ny...
The Dutch Tulip Crash: http://www.investopedia.com/features/...
Brooklyn on Etymonline: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?t...
Coney Island: https://www.britannica.com/place/Cone...
Staten-Island Etymology: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/def...
Staten-Generaal: http://www.staten-generaal.nl/begrip/...
How Did Queens Get It’s Name? https://www.tripsavvy.com/how-did-que...
The Origin and Meaning of the Name “Manhattan”: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/h...
The Indian’s of Lenapehoking: http://delawaretribe.org/product/the-...
Why Is new York named The Big Apple?: http://www.history.com/news/ask-histo...

PRONUNCIATION SOURCES
Angoulême: https://forvo.com/word/angoul%C3%AAme/
Giovanni da Verrazzano: https://forvo.com/word/giovanni_da_ve...
Jonas: https://forvo.com/word/jonas/
Breuckelen: https://forvo.com/word/breuckelen/
Konijn: https://forvo.com/word/konijn/
Staten-Generaal: https://forvo.com/word/staten-generaa...
Braganza: https://forvo.com/word/braganza/#pt
Lenape: https://forvo.com/word/lenape/

PHOTO SOURCES
Amsterdam: Massimo Catarinella
Giovanni da Verrazano: Francesco Allegrini
King Francis I: Jean Clouet
Angoulême: Jack Ma
Manhatten: Dmitry Avdeev
The Bronx River: Jim Henderson
Breukelen: Michielverbeek
Harlem: Momos
Haarlem: Fryslan0109
Coney Island: MusikAnimal
Den Haag Binnenhof: Markus Bernet
Catherine of Braganza: Peter Lely
King Charles II: John Michael Wright
Treaty of Penn: Benjamin West
New York Harbour: George Louis
Horse Racing: Slooby
Bourbon Street: Chris Litherland

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