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Sep 13, 2023
How Did Curtis Bay Get Its Name?
Well known for its steep sloping hills, Curtis Bay was an agricultural wonderland before industry…
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Masonville: The Town that Disappeared Beneath the Railroad Tracks
When industry came to Brooklyn it…
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Nov 27, 2020
‘Seven Little Sisters’ Became Brooklyn’s Christmas Heart Warmer
Letter to Santa in 1913 from 12-Year-Old Turns Siblings Into Celebrities
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Brooklyn’s First Settlers: The Pumphreys
Gloucestershire Carpenter was the Patriarch of a Sawmill and…
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Brooklyn’s First Settlers: The Cromwells
Sibling Politicians, Merchants, Socialites and Farmers Made…
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Aug 10, 2020
Alum Chine: 350 Tons of Dynamite Explode in Curtis Bay
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Curtis Creek’s Wilderness Church
Presbyterian Meeting House was the First Church in Brooklyn-Curtis…
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Buried Pirate Treasure in Curtis Bay?
Long-Lost Story Describes Fortune Seekers Digging Deep Near Fort…
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Early Prohibition: Army Order Dries Up Curtis Bay
Prohibition became law in 1920, but Brooklyn and…
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Wagners Point: The Great Oil Fire of 1920
Burning Lava-like Flood from Oil Refinery Decimated East…
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