18th century THE VILLAGE OF NEW LOTS
The first major event in East
New York’s history was the settlement by the Dutch in 1690. Under the
Drawing of a farmhouse along New Lotts Ave., based on an old picture.
name New Lotts of Flatbush, the area was developed into ten farms owned by different families. There is a clear link between Brooklyn’s topography and the geographic origin of New Lotts. The village of New Lotts came into existence as a crossroad town. A pass in the chain of hills allowed a few 18th century roads to cross the topography of the island, including the so-called ferry road from Brooklyn to Jamaica, which was called “Jamaica Pass”, now known as Broadway Junction. In the 18th century, New Lotts was a part
Map based on the NewYork Bay, Harbor and environs by the U.S. Coast Survey Depot, published in 1845.
study area
main roads main roads
farm
farms
of a comprehensive system of a number of farming villages. These farming
wetlands wetlands
villages, like Flatbush, Canarsie and Bedford were connected by roads which
forest forest
more or less followed the topography. Along these roads more farms developed, resulting in an interconnected farming network.
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HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
fields
fields