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#Newsflash | Queens Historical Society Hosts a Presentation + Exhbition on Flushing River

Currently, it flows northbound from Kew Garden HIlls for about four miles before emptying into a bay without much fanfare. But Flushing River has a fascinating history that begins in the Pleistocene Era and winds through fishing, quail hunting, industry, human-made diversions, World’s Fairs, chop shops, and literature. Learn more when Queens Historical Society Executive…