Waterfront Museum

The Waterfront Museum was formerly Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79, a Lehigh Valley Railroad barge that moved goods across the Hudson River. It dates to 1914 and is believed to be the only all-wooden Hudson River railroad barge still afloat.[1]

It is currently docked and operated as a museum at the foot of Conover Street in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood where it provides a range of educational and entertainment programming.[2][3] It was also the location for the US premiere of Arthur Miller's The Hook.[4]

The museum was established in 1985 following the restoration project by founder and juggler David Sharps. He subsequently relocated the barge to Red Hook where it has remained since 1994.[3] He continued to serve as President through the museum's first twenty-five years of operation.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Levine, Lucie (24 May 2019). "10 places with ties to New York City's maritime history". 6sqft. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "David Sharps on 25 Years of the Waterfront Museum". The Red Hook Star-Revue. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Geberer, Raanan (16 October 2020). "Historic Red Hook waterfront vessels quiet, for now". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ Musbach, Julie (15 May 2019). "Arthur Miller's THE HOOK to Make US Premiere in Brooklyn". Broadway World. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ Croghan, Lore (17 June 2019). "Meet the juggler who brought a barge museum to Red Hook". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 26 December 2020.


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