Waterfront Museum

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The Waterfront Museum was formerly Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79 , a Lehigh Valley Railroad barge that moved goods across the Hudson River. It dates to 1914 and is believed to be the only all-wooden Hudson River railroad barge still afloat. [1]

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It is currently docked and operated as a museum at the foot of Conover Street in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood where it provides a range of educational and entertainment programming. [2] [3] It was also the location for the US premiere of Arthur Miller's The Hook . [4]

The museum was established in 1985 following the restoration project by founder and juggler David Sharps. He subsequently relocated the barge to Red Hook where it has remained since 1994. [3] He continued to serve as President through the museum's first twenty-five years of operation. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Levine, Lucie (May 24, 2019). "10 places with ties to New York City's maritime history". 6sqft. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ Masten, Ben (July 2, 2019). "David Sharps on 25 Years of the Waterfront Museum". The Red Hook Star-Revue. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Geberer, Raanan (October 16, 2020). "Historic Red Hook waterfront vessels quiet, for now". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ Musbach, Julie (May 15, 2019). "Arthur Miller's THE HOOK to Make US Premiere in Brooklyn". Broadway World. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Croghan, Lore (June 17, 2019). "Meet the juggler who brought a barge museum to Red Hook". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

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