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Jonas Bronck came over from Europe in 1639. He was a Swedish sea captain from the Netherlands. He was the first settler to the area known today as the Bronx. He settled along the Harlem river with a small group of Dutch, German, and Danish settlers, which is known today as the Mott Haven part of the Bronx. When he first arrived in that area it was know as part of the Westchester County. During that time it was mainly farmland and it wasn’t yet developed. It was very quiet and a simple place to live. A lot of the neighbor hoods were suburban. The area didn’t begin to develop into an industrial area until about 1841. At this time rail road services were just being introduced. They were put in Harlem and New York. They ran from Manhattan to the Bronx on a regular basis. In 1895 the Bronx became part of New York City.
Later on, mostly in the early 1900’s the Bronx had grown. There were a lot more industries and factories and opportunites to work. All these opportunites brought people. The neighborhoods bloomed. All the people that moved there worded in educational facilities and facilities. In 1914 the area became known as Bronx County. It was the 62nd and the last of the county's in New York State.During the prohibition days there were a lot of boot bootleggers and the Bronx was known for the many criminals that existed there. These boot bootleggers along with illegal gang groups would smuggle in whiskey which at the time was illegal. By 1926, the Bronx had a reputation as a slum borough and was well known for its high rates in crimes.
The Bronx was devoloping quickly. In the same year that it became its own county, the main boulevard of the Bronx was born. It was called the Grand Concourse. It extended 4.5 miles and gave a whole new way of traveling to the city. This boulevard was inspired by the famous boulevard in paris called, The Champs Elysees.As the years went on the county progressed and the neighborhoods became more populated. Art became very popular and it drew a lot of attention to the Bronx. A lot of the homes were found on The Fordham Road, and Grand Concourse, these homes were designed in the most recent art deco styles of that time.
Toward the end of the 19th century and into the beginning of the 20th century landmarks had developed in the Bronx that drew a lot of attention to themselves. With more attention the population was constantly growing. Some of these landmarks are still around today and are known as, The Bronx Zoo, The NY Botanical Gardens, and Yankee Stadium. These are all the well known landmarks that many schools travel to on educational trips or just for fun.
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