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Subject: [NYKINGS] Calvary, Ferries and more
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 07:33:08 EST

>From "The Eastern District, by E. Armbruster:

By the way, I am in the process of re editing this book which has been on
the Brooklyn Pages for a few years now.

It is an EXCELLANT view of the way Brooklyn and it's inhabitants lived their
lives. It is by streets.
If you haven't done done so, you should take the time to read street by
street.

_http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Town/Eastern/index.html_
(http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Town/Eastern/index.html)


ALSO: "The Ferry Road, by E. Armbruster:
_http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Town/Ferry/index.html_
(http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Town/Ferry/index.html)


The authorities of the Roman Catholic Church in New York City, established
in 1848, the Calvary
Ferry across Newtown Creek. Three floats were operated from the Bushwick
shore from a point
west of Masters' Mill, transporting funeral corteges across the creek.
Later the steamboat Martha ran from the foot of East 23rd Street and up the
Newtown Creek to
the landing at the Penny Bridge.
A few years later this ferry was leased to the lease holder of the Tenth
Street Ferry, who ran
his boats to the foot of Greenpoint Avenue and the boat for Calvary Cemetery
landed thereafter
also there.
The old dock at the Penny Bridge is still standing and used in connection
with a lumber yard.
The Meeker Avenue bridge collapsed on January 12, 1894.

James DRANAN ran a stage from Peck Slip and Grand Street Ferries through
Grand Street,
Metropolitan Avenue, Manhattan Avenue and Meeker Avenue to Calvary Cemetery.
Perly BARTLETT ran a stage from Peck Slip Ferry through Broadway, Bedford
Avenue and
Grand Street to Grand Street Ferry, through Grand and Humboldt St to Meeker
Avenue.
BARTLETT also ran a stage via the Williamsburgh and Jamaica Plank Road, or
Metropolitan Avenue
of today to Middle Village and Jamaica.


Please keep in mind it is being re-edited BUT you can view it.

Nancy
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