006 1867 Plan of New York elkhead mts. Lopez Island screams natural wonder

Lopez Island screams natural wonder with a mild climate

It extended for more than 2000 miles and connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon

they referred to valleys or low-lying areas as “holes”

It is also home to one of the largest collections of freshwater lakes in the world

George Emerson Bean became the first permanent resident on Anna Maria Island

006 1867 Plan of New York elkhead mts. Lopez Island screams natural wonderThis 1867 map of New York and Brooklyn was produced by none other than famed cartographer S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. shows New York City still in its infancy phase of development. Areas are noted according to color, making boundaries and neighborhood sections easily visible. The Industrial Revolution was building in the background to hit full stride, yet it would be a few decades before that happened. However there are hints of things to come, you just