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Flatbush's Role In The American Revolution

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Flatbush was originally a Dutch Niue Nederland colony town of Midwout in 1651. The Dutch era and Midwood was an alternative name for Flatbush in the early 20th century. Flatbush was surrendered to the English in 1664. The town was the center of life for what is now called Brooklyn. The center of Flatbush was at the intersection of what are now Flatbush and Church avenues, where you can still find an old Dutch Reformed Church. Erasmus Hall, the oldest high school in New York City can also be found at this intersection. Flatbush played a key role in the American Revolution. The Dutch were prominent in the slave trade, and Kings County at the time had the highest concentration of slaves …show more content…

Many of the remaining early Dutch structures are in the Flatlands and Marine Park neighborhoods. Flatbush was distance from the rest of Brooklyn and New York, but the emergence of the subway in the 1920s connected it to surrounding areas. In the 20th century, majority of Flatbush population consist of Irish-Americans, Italian-Americans and Jews. Most of Flatbush residents closely followed the Brooklyn Dodgers, which at the time were not only the team of Brooklyn but also of Flatbush in particular. Duke Snider was Dodgers centerfielder known as “the Duke of Flatbush”. The Dodgers left Brooklyn in 1958, and Ebbets Field eventually was torn down. Due to shifting neighborhood boundaries, Ebbets Field today technically would be in Crown Heights. During the 1970s and early 1980s, Flatbush went from being a mostly Irish, Italian and Jewish community to a mostly Caribbean community. By the mid-1980s, however, there were a number of abandoned buildings in the community, with a number of apartment houses falling into a state of disrepair. Many of the wealthy residents left Flatbush and were replaced by lower income immigrant

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