Dear NY Historians, etc., Adding a bit to Keith A. Herkalo, City Clerk of the City of Plattsburgh ([log in to unmask]) recent eMail (05/05/2000 10:42:41 AM EDT) on "Plattsburgh" vs "Plattsburg", something similar occurred to the City of Williamsburgh, Kings County. There is the Village and the City of Williamsburgh (ends in a 'gh') and the neighborhood of Williamsburg (ends in a "g") and all are the same place, but at different times. In 1827, the Village of Williamsburgh incorporated within the Town of Bushwick, Kings County. In 1851, the Village of Williamsburgh incorporates as the City of Williamsburgh and becomes independent of the Town of Bushwick. Kings County then includes 2 cities (Brooklyn and Williamsburgh) and 5 towns (Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend and New Utrecht). In 1854, the City of Williamsburgh and the Town of Bushwick are consolidated into the City of Brooklyn. Kings County then includes 1 city (Brooklyn) and 5 towns (Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend, New Lots and New Utrecht). After consolidation into the City of Brooklyn, the area previously in the City of Williamsburgh and the Town of Bushwick becomes known as the Eastern District of the City of Brooklyn. Later, when the name "Williamsburg" reappears as a neighborhood in the City of Brooklyn, it comes back without its final "h". That's why the bank (Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh) has a "gh" and the neighborhood (Williamsburg) only has a "g", or so I've been told. Regards, Walter Greenspan