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Historic Sites in Brooklyn

Explore 2 historic places in Brooklyn, from museums and landmarks to destinations connected with defining events and eras in American history.

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Historic Destinations in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Brooklyn, NY

A landmark New York shipyard where generations of workers built celebrated American warships and where historic industry continues within a modern manufacturing campus.

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Floyd Bennett Field

Brooklyn, NY

New York City's first municipal airport preserves historic runways, hangars, and aviation landscapes later used by a major World War II naval air station.

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Historical Eras Represented

Early American Republic Civil War World War I World War II Early Cold War Roaring 20's and Prohibition

Road Trips Through Brooklyn

48 mi · 2 Days

New York Harbor at War

Explore shipbuilding, naval aviation, coastal defense, and an aircraft carrier across the military landscape of New York Harbor.

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