Peck Slip Ferry

Peck Slip Ferry

The Peck Slip Ferry was a ferry route connecting Manhattan and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining Peck Slip (Manhattan) and Broadway (Brooklyn) across the East River.

History

The Peck Slip Ferry began operations in 1836, supplementing the Grand Street Ferry.Nathaniel Scudder Prime, [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01236721&id=elEOAAAAIAAJ A History of Long Island: from its first settlement by Europeans, to the year 1845] , pages 349 to 350]

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