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A version of Bernard Ratzer’s map made by him for the British Government in 1767. A copy of this map appears in Henry R. Stiles’, 1867 book A History of Brooklyn . According to www.geographicus.com, the map was drawn by Henry’s brother Edward...
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Bernard Ratzer surveyed the New York City region (including Red Hook, Brooklyn) for the British in 1766-7. His map is the most accurate one known of that time. Initially published in 1770, it was brought to wider attention when Henry Reed Stiles...
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Four Red Hook residents died from poisoned whisky and three were arrested for selling bad liquor. Michael Keenan, 41, a truckman living at 135 Dykeman Street, became blind and is at the Long Island College Hospital. Last night the police arrested...
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Don't be put off by a long line, their large and speedy staff cranks out sandwiches fast! This long-time family business slings huge portions to make great Italian hero sandwiches and has its own Red Hook WaterStories. Defonte's Sandwich...
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Remembrances of life on Coffey and other streets in Red Hook. "Hello all you Red Hookers!!! My good friend… still lives on Coffey St. I live at Dikeman St. Graduated Visitation school June of 1949. We done most of our dancing in Sam's Bar on Beard...
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From the 1830s to 1965 Castle Williams on Governors Island served as a military prison. Over the years prisoners have attempted to escape by swimming across the Buttermilk Channel to Red Hook. Text from two Articles Click on the images at bottom for...
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Photographs of the Todd Shipyard at the time of its demolition in 2006 and a short company history are posted on the LTV Squad website The group describes themselves as "a NYC based multidisciplinary group focused on exploring, photography,...
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Red Hookers' memories of swimming off the docks as kids. The first few are from chat on southbrooklyn.net in 2004, the last one is from Facebook, 2024 "I remember swimming at the pool and at the docks, and the row boat over to White Rock...
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R. J. Eckard, vice president and research director of C. A. Woolsley Paint and Color Co., had a large library of barnacles. The collection, started in the 1940s, was used to develop barnacle resistant paint that would ward off the many species...
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Atlantic Oil Company, Incorporated May 1853 Capital $120,000 ...Van Dyke St Red Hook Point. President James Struthers [listed under heading Oil and Candle Companies]
