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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_period
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gptkbp:endDate
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1879
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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New York City, 1870s
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:New_York_State
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gptkbp:mayor
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gptkb:William_H._Wickham
gptkb:Smith_Ely,_Jr.
gptkb:A._Oakey_Hall
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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1871 Orange Riots
1872 opening of Bloomingdale's
1876 Centennial celebrations
1878 first telephone exchange established
1879 first electric streetlights installed
Tweed Ring corruption scandal
construction of Brooklyn Bridge began
development of vaudeville theaters
economic depression (Panic of 1873)
opening of American Museum of Natural History
opening of Central Park Zoo
opening of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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gptkbp:notableFor
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rise of labor unions
expansion of elevated railways
growth of tenement housing
rapid immigration
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gptkbp:notableIndustry
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banking
publishing
shipping
garment manufacturing
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Central_Park
gptkb:Trinity_Church
gptkb:Cooper_Union
gptkb:Grand_Central_Depot
gptkb:St._Patrick's_Cathedral
gptkb:Tweed_Courthouse
Brooklyn Bridge (under construction)
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Boss_Tweed
gptkb:Peter_Cooper
gptkb:Thomas_Nast
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gptkbp:notablePlace
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gptkb:Greenwich_Village
gptkb:Lower_East_Side
gptkb:Five_Points
gptkb:Harlem
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gptkbp:population
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over 900,000
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gptkbp:startDate
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1870
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Up_in_Central_Park
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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