An act to authorize the construction of docks, wharves, bulkheads and piers in the East River in front of lands in the city of Brooklyn. 1841 | Red Hook WaterStories

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An act to authorize the construction of docks, wharves, bulkheads and piers in the East River in front of lands in the city of Brooklyn. 1841

By The Red Hook WaterStories team

The New York State legislature amended a law in 1841 to allow Red Hook waterfront property owners to build docks, wharves, piers, and bulkheads into the water beyond their property lines.

Date:

1841

Subjects

Maritime

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Sources:

New York State Legislature
Laws of the State of New York, Passed at the Sixty-Fourth Session of the Legislature. January 1841
1841
https://books.google.com/books?id=CZ1DAAAAcAAJ

Published on May 6, 2016. Last updated on May 19, 2018.