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In 1975, the name of the New York City borough occupying Richmond County was officially changed to Staten Island.
The island, consisting of Richmond County, NY, became a borough on January 1, 1898. It was not until 1975 that the common nomenclature "Staten Island" became the official name of the borough, replacing the name "borough of Richmond."
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In 1898. That is the year the five boroughs of New York City were incorporated. Before then, New York City consisted mostly of just Manhattan. In 1898, the city of Brooklyn, along with Queens County, Bronx County and Richmond County (aka Staten Island) joined Manhattan to form the five modern-day boroughs of New York City.
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The first to visit the site that would soon become Richmond was Christopher Newport in May 22, 1607.
The first to visit the site that would soon become Richmond was Christopher Newport in May 22, 1607.
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Douglas Wilder became the mayor of Richmond, Virginia in 2009.
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