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Red Hook History Levels Bergen Hill to Expand Waterfront
The piece describes 19th century Red Hook oiling land from Bergen Hill to connect to the Atlantic Basin. It notes James S. T. Stranahan leading the effort, laborers cutting Bergen Hill with pickaxes and dynamite, and the Basin becoming a major Port of New York site by 1853. It contrasts private investment with municipal oversight and reflects on later urban development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd Street
Red Hook
Hamilton Avenue
Carroll Gardens
3Rd
Park Slope
Gowanus Canal
Smith
Brooklyn
Daniel Richards
Atlantic Basin
Buttermilk Channel
James S.T. Stranahan
Prospect Park
Grand Army Plaza
Stranahan
Atlantic Dock Company
Bergen Hill
Red Hook Point
Court Street
2Nd Place
Shore Line
Hicks Street
Kane Street
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Richards Street
John Bachmann
New York City
Gowanus Bay
Post
New York
Manhattan