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100 word reflection 3/7/16 class:Frank Smith
My group was given the Vinegar Hill area in the time period of 1870-1920. In that time period there were many changes to Brooklyn most notably the change from Brooklyn being a city, to it be acquired into New York City, The Manhatten bridge was also built during this time period. The Manhatten bridge changed the landscape of downtown brooklyn extremely it change many streets in the neighborhood, so the people of the neighborhood were had more accessibility. Some of the key names in Brooklyn at this time were James Howell the mayor from 1872 to 1882, Patrick Keely who was an architect who greatly shaped brooklyn during this time period.
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The Whiskey Wars
The Whiskey Wars was a very interesting reading that I feel most New Yorkers, or specifically Brooklynites know about. Apparently the vinegar hill area of Brooklyn was full of illegal distillery’s, were manufacturers were trying to avoid paying the federal tax at the time on alcohol. The 1860’s in Brooklyn was full of federal raids and riots on behalf the whiskey runners. I guess New Yorkers have always been trying to avoid pay taxes.
-Frank Smith
