Have you heard of Yellow Hook? #Repost @brooklynhistory with @get_repost ・・・ You've heard about #RedHook, but did you know there was also a Yellow Hook? Originally named for the yellow tint of the soil by the Dutch Settlers, the name was abandoned in the 1850s because of the Yellow Fever outbreaks killing New Yorkers. The area was renamed to #BayRidge to invoke a more pleasant image. Bonus points to those who can point out the third 'Hook' on the map! . . . . . Learn more about Red Hook and other waterfront communities in #Brooklyn at the #BHSDUMBO exhibition #BHSWaterfront, and learn more about how #Brooklynites responded to diseases like yellow fever at the exhibition #TakingCareofBK at BHS on Pierrepont Street! More info on both at the link in our bio or at www.brooklynhistory.org. . . . . . John Luffman, Map of New York, circa 1809; NYC-[18-?]a.Fl; Brooklyn Historical Society. . . . . . #BrooklynHistory #WaterfrontHistory #PublicHealth https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I85LPgUoK/?igshid=1d7ysavpo1lfh