Peck Slip Ferry
The Peck Slip Ferry was a pre-Brooklyn Bridge ferry route connecting Manhattan and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, United States, joining Peck Slip (Manhattan) and Broadway (Brooklyn) across the East River.
Map from 1847 showing the route of the Peck Slip Ferry
History
The Peck Slip Ferry began operations in 1836, supplementing the Grand Street Ferry.[1] The Manhattan ferry port was located along the east side of the former Old Fulton Fish Market building within the South Street Seaport.
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References
- Nathaniel Scudder Prime, A History of Long Island: from its first settlement by Europeans, to the year 1845, pages 349 to 350
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