Wallabout Bay

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Wallabout Bay is a small inlet of the East River in Brooklyn, New York, historically significant as a maritime and industrial hub and the site of the former Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
geographic feature
inlet
adjacentTo Brooklyn Navy Yard
Clinton Hill
Fort Greene
Williamsburg
associatedWithEthnicGroup Walloon settlers
linked to: Walloon diaspora
bodyOfWater East River
country United States
etymology derived from Dutch "Waal bocht" or "Waal boght"
governingBody City of New York
linked to: New York City
hasNearbyLandUse industrial
military (historical)
residential
historicalPeriodOfImportance 18th century
19th century
World War II
historicalRole industrial hub
maritime hub
naval shipbuilding center
locatedIn Brooklyn
East River
New York City
New York State
locatedInBorough Borough of Brooklyn
locatedInCounty Kings County
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
near Flushing Avenue
Manhattan
Navy Street
notableFor historic shipbuilding activities
proximity to Brooklyn Navy Yard
role in New York City maritime history
partOf Atlantic Ocean watershed
New York Harbor
United States coastal waters
region Northeastern United States
shore Brooklyn waterfront
siteOf Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard housing projects vicinity
New York Naval Shipyard
usedFor anchorage
industrial shipping
naval operations
shipbuilding
waterBodyType tidal inlet

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