Col. Daniel Richards was a visionary developer who set Red Hook on the path to becoming one of the world's major commercial ports. Inspired by the powerful economic effects resulting from the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, Richards moved from...
Wrecks in Storm's Wake, 1896
Wrecks in Storm's Wake Great Damage Wrought All Along the Coast .... Tremendous damage was wrought all along the coast from Cape May to Boston by the northeast gale, which continued yesterday with unabated fury. .... Cellars and Sewers Flooded. .......
Picturesque Blaze at Daybreak on the Atlantic Dock, 1900
On September 22, 1900, a fire destroyed $100,000 worth of property in a warehouse and grain elevator. The fire destroyed one warehouse that had been rebuilt after another fire just three months before. The Red Hook Fire Department fought the blaze,...
American Turtle Submarine 1776 & 2009
The AMERICAN TURTLE was the first submarine used in war. It was in 1776, not far from Red Hook. Invented by David Bushnell, the one-man hand-propelled craft was designed to attach an underwater time bomb to an enemy vessel. On a...
Growing Maritime activity in Red Hook, 2016
Yachts and party boats docked in the Atlantic Basin, 2016
The Potato King, 1889
Mr. Stewart is one of the largest produce merchants at the Atlantic Basin. He was also predominant at the Washington Market in Manhattan. His produce boats provided seed potatoes to the farmers of Long Island, from the India Wharf and Central Pier.
Atlantic Basin / Atlantic Docks
Click here for a curated tour through Red Hook WaterStories' collection about Atlantic Basin. The construction of Atlantic Docks in the late 1840's jumpstarted the development of Red Hook. The facility was so innovative, large and such an...
The MARY A. WHALEN
A PDF guide to MARY A. WHALEN in English, French , German , Spanish , Italian The oil tanker MARY A. WHALEN was launched May 21, 1938 . The ship is PortSide NewYork 's ambassador...
Mrs. "Commodore Hamilton": canal boat owner, 1890
In 1890, Mrs. A. M. Hamilton, a widow, was interviewed in Atlantic Basin, and celebrated by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle as being equal to any man running a canal boat. Beginning in the mid-1820s, canal boats brought produce from the nation's...
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal (BCT) opened in 2006 in Atlantic Basin, and according to the official website "offers all the services and comforts expected from a world-class cruise facility including 200,000 square feet of flexible...