Gravesend Graveyard

Week 32

The Native Roads

Back in 2015, Heather Quinlan at Brooklyn Heights Blog stumbled upon a rather exciting map at the Brooklyn Historical society. Published in 1946 by historian James A. Kelly, it details all the Native America trails that cover the borough and their contemporary counterparts. This week we'll walk those existing routes, with a trip down Kings Highway, a walk along Shore Road, and up Division Avenue, among other paths. We'll also visit the peculiar Gravesend Square and the city's oldest cemetery.

Neighborhoods Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East Flatbush, Flatlands, Madison, Gravesend, Bath Beach, Fort Hamilton, Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Navy Yard, South Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant

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