There was a similar debate about âNegroâ in the 2000 Census, as there have been about other race terms in previous census years. Before 1960, census-takers filled out the enumeration forms and chose the category for each American they counted.
The Garrison train wreck, 1897. Garrison is a hamlet in Putnam County, New York, United States. It is part of the town of Philipstown, on the east side of the Hudson River, across from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Garrison Metro-North Railroad station serves the town.
Ridge is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York. The community is served by the Longwood Central School District. Ridge was originally part of the tract of land that William âTangierâ Smith was rewarded with in 1693 for his service in North Africa.