Franklin Square

by Paul van Wie, Kiera Grassi, Hannah Mutum

First settled in the 1600s, the present-day village of Franklin Square developed as a German-speaking farming community in the late 1800s. The fertile farmland of Franklin Square supplied New York City with all types of fresh produce into the mid-20th century, when waves of suburban growth transformed fields into residential neighborhoods. Franklin Square's rich history exemplifies the larger trends in America's history. George Washington visited...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738575895
• ISBN13: 9780738575896
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"