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Erie Basin in the 1880s a bustling canal hub
The Erie Basin near Red Hook was a busy winter stop for Erie Canal grain boats with hundreds of vessels moored there. A Brooklyn Daily Eagle note cites a firm employing 2,000 workers and the Erie Basin Hotel serving as living quarters for shipyard staff. The 1880 census lists hotel residents and staff, including an “hotel keeper” grandfather and family ties to the bar and restaurant business.
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Erie Basin
Erie Canal
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
van Brunt and
van Dike
Erie Basin Hotel
Herman Struck
Anna Struck