Clinton Street
Clinton Street is named in honor of Dewitt Clinton. He served as Governor of New York and was one of the key forces behind the construction of the Erie Canal. Hezekiah Pierrepont reportedly proposed DeWitt Clinton's name.
Dry Agents Seize Liquor-Laden Ship, 1922
During Prohibition (1920 -1933), the piers of Red Hook were among many places that smugglers tried to sneak in large quantities of alcohol, often using innovative speed boats to evade federal agents. On June 3, 1922, agents seized a tugboat laden...
S.S. Great Britain - First Iron Steamer to Cross the Atlantic, 1845
On August 11, 1845, when word came by telegraph that she was arriving, thousands rushed to see the S.S. GREAT BRITAIN complete her record-breaking transatlantic voyage. One of the popular viewing places was the Atlantic Steamship pier at the foot of...
"The Small Boy Goes 'Crabbing," 1892
A story about naked boys in the late 1800s who fish for crabs among the millions of logs stored in and around the Erie and Brooklyn Basins. The Morning Ca ll , September 21, 1892 The Small Boy Goes "Crabbing . Now is the season when the merry...
Ad: Coastwise Lumber & Supply Co.
In 1910-1920, Coastwise Lumber & Supply Company was a wholesaler and retailer of lumber, including cordwood, dunnage boards and dunnage mats, advertising "steamship trade a specialty." They had two yards in Brooklyn: one at the foot of Clinton...