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gained control by May 1852, and, effective May 23, 1853, the Brooklyn side was moved two blocks west, from Hudson Avenue to Bridge Street. Being unable to compete with the one-cent fare adopted by the
111:, was established on July 8, 1859 between Jackson Street in Manhattan and Hudson Avenue in Brooklyn, almost exactly where the original Walnut Street Ferry ran in 1817. The 92:(the successor to the Brooklyn Union) in December 1853. The lease expired on September 12, 1856, but the company continued to operate the ferry. They petitioned the 100:, in exchange for continuing Gouverneur Street operations and expanding the Manhattan landing. The city refused, and operations ended in January 1857. 78:). At some point, the Manhattan landing was moved two blocks west, to Gouverneur Street, driving the name change to Gouverneur Street Ferry. 70:, was established on December 1, 1817. The route originally connected Manhattan's Walnut Street (now called Jackson Street, just west of 375: 89: 85: 74:) with Brooklyn's Little Street (later named Jackson Street, just east of today's Hudson Avenue and west of the 120: 112: 97: 351: 333: 291: 271: 250: 226: 205: 184: 163: 370: 124: 123:
in late 1867. The ferry shut down in early June 1868, leading the railroad to move its line to the
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A History of Long Island: from its first settlement by Europeans, to the year 1845
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Map from 1847 showing the route of what was then the Navy Yard Ferry
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ferry
Manhattan
New York City
Brooklyn
East River
Corlear's Hook
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Smith & Bulkley
Brooklyn Union Ferry Company
Union Ferry Company of Brooklyn
City of New York
Roosevelt Street Ferry
Hudson Avenue Railroad
streetcar line
Prospect Park
Bridge Street Ferry
A History of Long Island: from its first settlement by Europeans, to the year 1845
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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