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Joris Jansen Rapelje
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Joris Jansen Rapelje was a member of the Council of Twelve Men in the Dutch West India Company colony of New Netherland. He and his wife Catalina (Catalyntje) Trico (1605–1689) were among the earliest settlers in New Netherland.
Rapelye Street sign
Rapelye Street sign
Property of the Rapelje family, Brooklyn, ca. 1835
Property of the Rapelje family, Brooklyn, ca. 1835
Home of the Rapelje family, foot of 34th Street and the North River. Drawing by Eliza Pratt Greatorex
Home of the Rapelje family, foot of 34th Street and the North River. Drawing by Eliza Pratt Greatorex
Rapelye Estate, 45th Street, North River
Rapelye Estate, 45th Street, North River
Wallabout Bay
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Wallabout Bay is a small body of water in Upper New York Bay along the northwest shore of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, between the present Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges. It is located opposite Corlear's Hook in Manhattan, across the East River to the west. Wallabout Bay is now the site of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Looking across the bay from Williamsburg Bridge
Looking across the bay from Williamsburg Bridge
Historic row houses on Vanderbilt Avenue in the nearby neighborhood.
Historic row houses on Vanderbilt Avenue in the nearby neighborhood.
In 1848
In 1848
In 1859
In 1859