Gowanus Dredgers Presents “Brooklyn’s Forgotten Sustainable Energy: Tide Mills”
January 30
The public is invited to join a discussion about Brooklyn’s largely forgotten tide mills at the Gowanus Dredgers Boat House, 165 2nd St., Brooklyn, N.Y., on Wednesday, January 30, at 7 p.m. Brooklyn’s Forgotten Sustainable Energy: Tide Mills will be led by archaeologist Alyssa Loorya, historian Eymund Diegel and Gowanus Dredgers Captain Brad Vogel.
The Gowanus Dredgers Boat House is adjacent to historic Gowanus Canal, where mills once harnessed the tides of Gowanus Creek to grind wheat into flour. Discussion participants will look at a largely forgotten piece of Brooklyn history – a tide-powered mill that stood at the center of the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn and continues to influence the local cityscape today.
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