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Genealogy: Schermerhorn Street

Former “Rope Walk” and Home to Shipping Magnates

Check out this new genealogy about Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn Heights. Named after a Dutch family in the shipping business, the street was once used as a path to “walk” rope in the manufacture of shipping rope. Today, Schermerhorn Street maintains much of its historic character, with several 19th century brownstones remaining.

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