Brooklyn definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a borough ... it is bordered to the south by the Atlantic Ocean. Brooklyn is connected to Manhattan by bridges (incl. the Brooklyn Bridge), a vehicular tunnel, and rapid transit services. The first ... Breuckelen (1645). The Battle of Long Island was fought in Brooklyn in 1776. It became a borough of New York City in 1898. Brooklyn is both residential and industrial, and also handles considerable oceangoing ...
Brooklyn Bridge definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... bridge built (1869-83) over the East River to link Brooklyn to Manhattan island. It was designed by the cable manufacturer ...
... Nineteenth Century merchant, banker, was born Nov. 5, 1849, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He employs 500 clerks, and conducts the most important trade in the eastern district of Brooklyn. He is president of The Broadway bank of Brooklyn.
... the Nineteenth Century congressman, was born Feb. 28, 1829, in Brooklyn, N. Y. For thirteen years he was president of the ... twelve years president of the board of trustees of the Brooklyn fire department; became a director in several corporations, and for twelve years was a member of the Brooklyn board of education. He was elected a representative, from New ...
... was active in procuring legislation for the construction of the Brooklyn bridge. The Brooklyn Eagle at one time belonged to him, and of the Brooklyn Argus he was the founder, continuing publication until 1877. He ...
... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center Merriam Webster ... geographical name resort section of New York City in S Brooklyn; formerly an island Britannica Concise Amusement area, S Brooklyn, New York, on the Atlantic Ocean. Formerly an island, after ...
... Century author, poet. She is a poet and novelist of Brooklyn who has usually written under the pseudonym of Stuart Sterne ... from her literary labors. She died March 12, 1870, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
... merchant, railroad president, congressman, was born Jan. 25, 1837, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He received an academic education and was for ... in 1869 and 1870 was commissioner of public works for Brooklyn. He was a director in several banks, vice-president and ...
... professor of astronomy and mathematics, who died in 1866 in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Blake has written extensively for the North ... other well-known publications. Since 1857 she has lived in Brooklyn, N. Y., engaged in journalism. She is the author of ...
... 10, 1813, in Suffolk county, N. Y. He moved to Brooklyn in 1850, and became quite prominent as a practitioner. He ... Repertory of Homeopathic Practice. He died Nov 20 1868, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
... more than a century a considerable part of Williamsburg, now Brooklyn, had belonged to his family. He identified himself with the ... eighth New York infantry. He died Oct. 22, 1865, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
... State ILLINOIS County LEE County State IL City Name WEST BROOKLYN Full Name BERNARDIN Owner Type PR Facility Use PR Facility City, State, Zip "WEST BROOKLYN, IL 61378" Elevation 830 Aeronautical chart on which the airport ...