NYCkayaker Sherman Creek. Was: (no subject)

[David Gottlieb]

>From the following website:  http://myharlem.org/v2/sub.php?PK=20


" Sherman Avenue and Sherman Creek were named for the family who moved here
in 1807. Sherman Creek was an important landmark in the colonial days as it
was the Manhattan landing for a ferry that went to the Bronx on the Harlem
River. The Creek was originally called the Half Kill when the Dutch settled
in the area. Over the years several boat clubs such as the Atlanta, Lone
Star, Non-Pariel and Union have used the shores of Sherman Creek for dock
space. Many of these clubs closed in the 1960s, and the area was left in
ruins with old boats rotting. The area has been restored by the New York
Restoration Project and the New York City Department of Parks and
Recreation. The site will be used for additional parkland and a new marina."

On 1/17/08 8:41 AM, "Erik Baard" <erikbaard at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sherman Creek was named for a family who settled the area in 1807:
> 
> http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/sherman_creek/booklet.pdf
> 
> I love it for the comb jellies, large owl, and marsh grasses.
> 
> Erik Baard
> www.licboathouse.org
> www.naturecalendar.com
> 
> On 1/15/08, TomBrooklyn <tombrook11232 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> From: "Tim Gamble"
>>> Tracy from the Harlem River Boat club just sent this to me.
>>> vvvvvvvvv
>>> The Parks & Cultural Affairs
>>> committee will be hearing from the NYC Parks Dept about Sherman Creek,
>>> and developing public waterfront access in the area.
>>> Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.  PS/IS 176 Auditorium
>>> 4862 Broadway (btw. Academy & W 204th St.)
>> 
>> Where is Sherman Creek, and who is the Sherman it was named after?
>> 
>> (I'm guessing General William Tecumseh Sherman, who burned Atlanta to the
>> ground and
>> scorched the earth from there to the sea at Savannah, crippling the Rebels
>> in the
>> largest and bloodiest war in American history.)
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