The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . ood—now known as The Heights—iscovered with fine edifices, and affords extensive views of New York andits harbour. Williamsburgh, which had become quite a large city, wasannexed to Brooklyn in 1854. Between the two cities is NVallabout Bay,the scene of great suffering among the American prisoners, in Britishprison-ships, during the revolution. Eleven thousand men perished » From the Imtch Brcuck-lundt—broken land. 454 THE HUDSON. there, and their remains were buried in shallow graves on the its banks was born Sarah Eapelje, the first chil
The Hudson, from the wilderness to the sea . ood—now known as The Heights—iscovered with fine edifices, and affords extensive views of New York andits harbour. Williamsburgh, which had become quite a large city, wasannexed to Brooklyn in 1854. Between the two cities is NVallabout Bay,the scene of great suffering among the American prisoners, in Britishprison-ships, during the revolution. Eleven thousand men perished » From the Imtch Brcuck-lundt—broken land. 454 THE HUDSON. there, and their remains were buried in shallow graves on the its banks was born Sarah Eapelje, the first child of Europeanparents that drew its earliest breath within the limits of the State of NewYork.* Upon that aceldama of the old war for independence in thevicinity of the Hudson, is now a dockyard of the United States Govern-ment, which covers about forty-five acres of land. Within the enclosureis a depository of curious things, brought home by officers and seamen ofthe navy, and is called the Naval Lyceum. It contains a fine geological. liROOIvLyX FERRY AXD HEIGHTS. cabinet, and a library of several thousand volumes. Upon a gentle hillback of the Navy Yard is a United States Marine Hospital, seen in oursketch. The southern portion of Brooklyn lies upon low ground, with anextensive water front. There, immense commercial works have been * In April, 1623, thirty families, chiefly Walloons (French Protestants who had taken refuge inHolland),.aiTive(l at JIanhattan, in charge of the first Governor of New Netlierland. Eight of tiiesefamilies went up the Hudson, and settled at Albanj; the remainder chose their place of abode acrossthe channel of the East Kiver, upon lands now covered by a portion of the city of Brooklyn and theUnited States Navy Yard. THE HUDSON. 455 constructed, known as the Atlantic Docks, covering forty acres, andaffording within the slips water of sufficient depth for vessels oflargest size. There is an outside pier, three thousand feet in length, andon the w
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