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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:canal
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gptkbp:adjacentTo
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gptkb:Park_Slope
gptkb:Red_Hook
gptkb:Boerum_Hill
gptkb:Carroll_Gardens
gptkb:Gowanus
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gptkbp:built
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mid-19th century
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:Carroll_Street_Bridge
gptkb:3rd_Street_Bridge
gptkb:9th_Street_Bridge
gptkb:Hamilton_Avenue_Bridge
gptkb:Smith-9th_Streets_Subway_Station
gptkb:Union_Street_Bridge
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gptkbp:designation
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Superfund site
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gptkbp:flowsThrough
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gptkb:Upper_New_York_Bay
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gptkbp:historicalName
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manufacturing
shipping
industrial waste disposal
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gowanus Canal
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gptkbp:inPopularCulture
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subject of local folklore
referenced in TV and film
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gptkbp:knownFor
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industrial pollution
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gptkbp:length
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1.8 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Gowanus_Creek
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Thomas_Greene_Playground
gptkb:Flushing_Tunnel
gptkb:Gowanus_Dredgers_Canoe_Club
gptkb:Gowanus_Houses_(NYCHA)
gptkb:Gowanus_Pumping_Station
gptkb:Gowanus_Souvenir_Shop
gptkb:Old_American_Can_Factory
gptkb:Public_Place_(brownfield_site)
gptkb:Salt_Lot_(DSNY_facility)
Whole Foods Market (adjacent)
Powerhouse Arts (formerly Brooklyn Rapid Transit Powerhouse)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Battle of Brooklyn (nearby, 1776)
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gptkbp:notableFauna
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migratory birds
fish species (limited due to pollution)
occasional dolphins (rare sightings)
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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frequent combined sewer overflows
highly polluted water
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gptkbp:redevelopment
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gptkb:Gowanus_rezoning
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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art installations
environmental cleanup projects
urban planning studies
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gptkbp:SuperfundDesignationYear
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2010
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Upper_New_York_Bay
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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