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Henry Sheldon Anable

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Built in 1868 by Henry Anable son-in-law developer of Dr. E. Nott of Hunter's Point. During construction, a large mastodon bone was found and put on display in a local store window.
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Henry Sheldon Anable was added to the team as an estate manager and consequently the Van Alst farm was acquired, doubling the size of Hunter's Point.
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The basin was named after Henry Anable, who dug out the basin 150 years ago to make it easier for barges to transport oil to the area.
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Anable was perhaps most responsible for the shaping, both figuratively and literally, of Long Island City.
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In 1869 Anable was one of those who argued for the amalgamation of the neighboring
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Anable basin
Amazon HQ2
New York City
Queens County, New York
East River
Long Island
Anable Basin
Eliphalet Nott
Long Island
Newtown Creek
Astoria
Hunters Point
Ravenswood
Blissville
Dutch Kills
Puritan
Massachusetts
passenger of the Anne
Plymouth Colony
Complete American Armoury and Blue Book
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9780806345734
Archived


"Plaxall family aims to revamp Long Island City's Anable Basin with ambitious 15-year project"
Queens News Service
Archived
"Historical Relationships between Land Elevation and Socioeconomic Status in New York City: A Mixed Methods GIS Approach"
City University of New York

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