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located by Richard Knipel, 30 July 2004
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Williamsburgh was an ephemeral city in Kings County, New York, today the area is a part of Brooklyn. It only existed as a city for 3 years, from 1851 until 1854, when it was annexed to the City of Brooklyn, which was itself subsumed within the City of Greater New York in 1898.
"In 1827 the village of Williamsburgh was incorporated within the town of
Bushwick; in 1840 it became a separate town, and in 1851 a city. In 1854
Williamsburgh and Bushwick were annexed to Brooklyn as the Eastern District of
that city, usually abbreviated "E.D." (the original city was then briefly called
the Western District."
This is its seal, derived from an image in a commemorative book, "The FIRST
HUNDRED YEARS 1851-1951 -The Williamsburgh Savings Bank" written by Edgerton G.
North, Copyright 1951 by The Wiliamsburgh Savings Bank. The seal contains a
number of elements, most prominently a woman seated holding a sword and the
scales of Justice, beside her a shield, a cornucopia, a beehive, and an anchor.
In the distance, a sailing ship is plying the East River beside this coastal
city. The motto is "Nos Progredimur". My Latin is rather rusty, I imagine this
means something like, "Let Us Progress Together". I have no direct confirmation
that this seal was used on a flag, but this seems to have been the common
practice of the cities in this area at that time.
Incidentally, this area still exists as a