Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Sketches of Every Township in the State.

Title: Historical Collections of the State of New York; Containing a General Collection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c. Relating to Its History and Antiquities, with Geographical Sketches of Every Township in the State.
Author: Barber, John W., And Henry Howe
Publication Information: New York: S. Tuttle, 1844 and later eds. 616 pp. Repr. 1970 by Kennikat Press, Port Washington, N.Y.
Subject: General Works; State & Regional History
Note: (A cross between history and a gazetteer; of most interest today for its numerous woodcut scenes of cities and villages across the state. For the compilers' methods, see Henry Howe, “Some Recollections of Historic Travel over New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Ohio in the Seven Years from 1840 to 1847.” Ohio Archaeological & Historical Quarterly, 2 (1889), 419-49.
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