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Overview
Overview
Brooklyn Heights is the first neighborhood in New York City designated as a historical district. It was home to many affluent New York natives who happen to be some of America's greatest writers, playwrights and orators including Walt Whitman, August Wilson and Henry Ward Beecher.
We will visit sites associated with the writer's early works, and Beecher’s church which was a well-known stop on the underground railroad.
Meeting Location: Cadman Plaza Park (in front of Brooklyn War Memorial)
Nearest Subway: A or C train to High Street or 2 or 3 train to Clark Street
Estimated Duration: 2 hours
