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Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights is a neighborhood of Queens.

The community was named for Jackson Avenue
Elevation is 79 feet.

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Bounded by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on the west, Grand Central Expressway on the north, Junction Boulevard on the east, and Roosevelt Avenue on the south.

Growth was sparked by construction of the Queensborough Bridge in 1909

Developed as a model community by the Queensborough Corp

Pioneer aviator Glenn Hammond Curtiss operated an airfield here, 1927-1939

Birthplace of Scrabble. The board game, first called Lexiko, was invented by local resident Alfred Butts.

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