Greenpoint Line

Greenpoint Line

The Greenpoint Line was a streetcar line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. When it stopped operating, it was not replaced by a bus route.

History

The line was opened by the Brooklyn City Railroad in October 1854 to Bushwick Creek. [John Homer French, [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02310217&id=R_zHwh4xByQC Gazetteer of the State of New York] , 1860, pages 66 and 67]

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