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- Creator
- Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899
- Call number
- MssCol 19039
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- George Sears Greene papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
George Sears Greene (1801-1899) was a Union officer in the Civil War, a founder of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects, and was responsible for numerous railroads and aqueduct construction projects. These papers relate to a proposed tunnel "for carriage and footways" that would have extended from Manhattan's 7th Avenue under the Harlem River to Morrisania, the Bronx
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Names
- Greene, George Sears, 1801-1899
- Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
- Stebbins, Henry G. (Henry George), 1811-1881
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Parks
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328