Crown Heights and Weeksville

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Cover of the book Crown Heights and Weeksville by Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly ISBN: 9781439622339
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: August 31, 2009
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly
ISBN: 9781439622339
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: August 31, 2009
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
The communities of Crown Heights and Weeksville are historically significant Brooklyn neighborhoods with foundations that trace back to New York�s early founding. Revolutionary War skirmishes took place there, and following the emancipation of slaves in 1827, Weeksville became the site of one of New York�s earliest independent African American townships. The hills of Brooklyn�s Green Mountains hindered early settlement, and as a result a plethora of community institutions instead abounded in this far-flung outpost, including a penitentiary, hospitals, almshouses, old-age homes, convents, and monasteries. Traces of some of these early structures still remain. Using vintage images, Crown Heights and Weeksville chronicles the dynamic evolution of this area from rural township to the desirable center of culture, urban convenience, and architectural beauty.
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The communities of Crown Heights and Weeksville are historically significant Brooklyn neighborhoods with foundations that trace back to New York�s early founding. Revolutionary War skirmishes took place there, and following the emancipation of slaves in 1827, Weeksville became the site of one of New York�s earliest independent African American townships. The hills of Brooklyn�s Green Mountains hindered early settlement, and as a result a plethora of community institutions instead abounded in this far-flung outpost, including a penitentiary, hospitals, almshouses, old-age homes, convents, and monasteries. Traces of some of these early structures still remain. Using vintage images, Crown Heights and Weeksville chronicles the dynamic evolution of this area from rural township to the desirable center of culture, urban convenience, and architectural beauty.

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