Sheepshead Bay, a neighborhood in southern Brooklyn, New York, was originally inhabited by the Canarsee, a Lenape Native American tribe, before Dutch and English settlers arrived in the 1600s. Named after the sheepshead fish, common in its waters, the area was part of the town of Gravesend and remained a secluded fishing and farming community until the early 19th century. In the 1840s, it became a summer destination for Brooklyn and Manhattan residents, with hotels and restaurants emerging, spur

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