Title: [Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway Company stock certificate]

Date: March 20, 1882

Creator: Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway Company

Description:
This 1882 stock certificate indicates that James Lefferts owned 20 shares of stock valued at $100 per share in the Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway Company. The company, founded in 1878, provided new transportation routes for those visiting the resorts of Coney Island. The railway also improved access between Flatbush, Brooklyn, and New York City, spurring the suburban development of the town of Flatbush.

Format: stock certificate

Citation:
Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway Company stock certificate, March 20, 1882; Lefferts family papers, ARC.145, box 3, folder 10; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Language: English

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