tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post2941814929470075995..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Kane Slew HarrisonBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-71454762677797281492007-10-29T17:04:00.000-07:002007-10-29T17:04:00.000-07:00Two good choices, j$, but I wonder if, since so ma...Two good choices, j$, but I wonder if, since so many old Brooklyn streets were named after local landowners and merchants (DeGraw, Bergen, etc.), it wasn't some neighborhood leader.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-45509672807099793892007-10-29T16:50:00.000-07:002007-10-29T16:50:00.000-07:00I suspect it's probably either President Benjamin ...I suspect it's probably either President Benjamin Harrison or (less likely) President William Henry Harrison; although it's a fairly common name and could really be anyone.<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_HarrisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-24027043948481520772007-10-29T16:02:00.000-07:002007-10-29T16:02:00.000-07:00You're right. I've got to get that book.You're right. I've got to get that book.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-64229706761205167072007-10-29T14:42:00.000-07:002007-10-29T14:42:00.000-07:00"Brooklyn By Name:How The Neighborhoods, Streets, ..."Brooklyn By Name:How The Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks, Bridges and More Got Their Name," by Leonard Bernardo and Jennifer Weiss (NYU Press, 2006) came out last year. My guess is the answer to your query can be found there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com