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Henry Sheldon Anable

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Henry Sheldon Anable
Bornc. 1815
Died1887 (aged 71–72)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupationland speculator
Known forAnable basin, the site of an once-proposed Amazon HQ2 campus, is named after him

Henry Sheldon Anable (c. 1815–1887) was a 19th-century land speculator and developer, in what is now New York City, but was then beyomd the city limits in Queens County, New York.[2][3] The properties he is known for were on the east side of the East River, on Long Island, prior to the annexation of that region into the greater city.[4] He was responsible for the excavation of the short Anable Basin shipping channel.[5]

In the mid 19th century Anable partnered with Eliphalet Nott, a land speculator and developer.[2] Anable was related to Nott, with some sources describing Nott as Anable's father-in-law, and others, as his uncle.[5]

In 1869 Anable was one of those who argued for the amalgamation of the neighboring Long Island communities of Newtown Creek, Astoria, Hunters Point, Ravenswood, Blissville and Dutch Kills.[4]

Anable's ancestors were among the early Puritan settlers of Massachusetts, arriving in 1623.[6] He is a descendant of Anthony Annable[6] who was a passenger of the Anne, which was the third ship to arrive in the Plymouth Colony.

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  1. ^ John Matthews (June 2009). Complete American Armoury and Blue Book. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806345734. Archived from the original on 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  2. ^ a b Angela Matua (2017-11-14). "Plaxall family aims to revamp Long Island City's Anable Basin with ambitious 15-year project". Queens News Service. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2018-11-14. The basin was named after Henry Anable, who dug out the basin 150 years ago to make it easier for barges to transport oil to the area.
  3. ^ Jennifer Brisbane (2014). "Historical Relationships between Land Elevation and Socioeconomic Status in New York City: A Mixed Methods GIS Approach". City University of New York. pp. 114–115. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2018-11-14. Anable was perhaps most responsible for the shaping, both figuratively and literally, of Long Island City.
  4. ^ a b Derek Stadler (2014-05-04). "The History of Long Island City: Details of its Short-Lived Days as Both an Incorporated Municipality and the Major Western Terminus of the Long Island Rail Road". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2017-12-15. Henry Sheldon Anable was added to the team as an estate manager and consequently the Van Alst farm was acquired, doubling the size of Hunter's Point.
  5. ^ a b "History Topics: Names of Long Island City". Greater Astoria Historical Society. 2007. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2017-12-15. Built in 1868 by Henry Anable son-in-law developer of Dr. E. Nott of Hunter's Point. During construction, a large mastodon bone was found and put on display in a local store window.
  6. ^ a b John Matthews (June 2009). Complete American Armoury and Blue Book. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806345734. Retrieved December 15, 2017.