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The Street Teacher
Tour the Great City of New York - and its region too!
Discover Williamsburg!
Discover Williamsburg!
Once a Major Port -
Once a Major Port -
Now a neighborhood of Brooklyn, and no longer a separate city, Williamsburg is a thriving home for many, and a destination for more who want to enjoy a less bustling part of this great city. Many new hotels have opened - and there's Smorgasburg!
This is a very walkable part of Brooklyn, and its history spans from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, founded in 1802, and the Commandant's House near Vinegar Hill, where Matthew Perry, whose most well-known exploit was his journey to Japan in 1852-1854, which concluded with the Treaty of Kangawa, opening up Japan to foreign trade.
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