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The Center for Brooklyn History was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888) [6] as the Long Island Historical Society, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston. [7] In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS).
The Brooklyn Historic Railway Association (BHRA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a shop, trolley barn and offices located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, on the historic Beard Street Piers (c. 1870).
Long Island Maritime Museum: West Sayville: Suffolk Maritime: Exhibits include ship models, oyster industry, lifesaving and shipwrecks, sail and power boats, area Dutch heritage Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages: Stony Brook: Suffolk Multiple American art, Long Island history, over 200 horse-drawn carriages
At the end of the American Revolution, one in three black inhabitants in Brooklyn were enslaved, a statistic that inevitably drove a wave of activism in the years to come.
The Cobble Hill Tunnel (also known as the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel) is an abandoned Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tunnel beneath Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City, running through the neighborhoods of Downtown Brooklyn and Cobble Hill. When open, it ran for about 2,517 feet (767 m) between Columbia Street and Boerum Place. [2]
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The Historical Society on 11th Street in the late 19th century. The Historical Society was founded on November 20, 1804, largely through the efforts of John Pintard. [12] He was for some years secretary of the American Academy of Fine Arts, as well as the founder of New York's first savings bank.
Colm Tóibín's “Long Island,” the Irish novelist's follow-up to the prize-winning immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick. “Long Island,” published Tuesday ...