Cuyler Presbyterian Church (site of) 358 Pacific Street, Boerum Hill

Who knew that Boerum Hill was once called North Gowanus and that there used to be a large Native American population.

Read the story of Downtown Caughnawaga.
The story is about half way down the page.

Here's generalized history of Boerum Hill.

Hopefully I'll be able to do some more digging and turn up some interesting factoids about the neighborhood. Humm... maybe I should have become a historian... or a space astronaut... or a monkey trainer