Barren Island, Brooklyn
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title:
Barren Island, Brooklyn
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Barren Island is a peninsula and former island on the southeast shore of Brooklyn in New York City. Located on Jamaica Bay, it was geographically part of the Outer Barrier island group on the South Shore of Long Island. The island was occupied by the Lenape Native Americans prior to the arrival of Dutch settlers in the 17th century. Its name is a corruption of Beeren Eylandt, the Dutch-language term for "Bears' Island". Barren Island remained sparsely inhabited before the 19th century, mainly b
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Former island in Brooklyn, New York
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barren_Island,_Brooklyn
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2023-12-27T06:49:32Z
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