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Barren Island 1911

In this 1911 map, Barren Island was still separated from mainland Brooklyn. Dead Horse Bay got its name sometime in the 1850s, when horse-rendering plants surrounded the beach and chopped-up animal parts were dumped in the water.

1911 map of Barren Island

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