Weeksville
Weeksville is a historic neighborhood founded by free African Americans in Brooklyn. After the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, rapid urbanization caused Weeksville to be forgotten until it was rediscovered and preserved by historian James Hurley.
Anonitect, Public domain.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 feet (30 metres)
- …is also known as “Weeksville, Brooklyn”
- Description: neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York
Places of Interest
Discover Weeksville Heritage Center and Woods Playground.
Weeksville Heritage Center
The Weeksville Heritage Center is a historic site on Buffalo Avenue between St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocean Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant and Flatbush.
Ocean Hill
Neighborhood
Ocean Hill is a subsection of Bedford–Stuyvesant in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Brownsville
Brownsville is a residential neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn in New York City.
Weeksville
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Latitude
40.67472° or 40° 40′ 29″ north
Longitude
-73.92583° or 73° 55′ 33″ west
Open location code
87G8M3FF+VM
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Weeksville” goes by many names.
布魯克林Chinese
韋克斯維爾Chinese
WeeksvilleDutch
ウィークスヴィル (ブルックリン)Japanese
وکسویلPersian
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