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BP MARKOWITZ, DIVE TEAM TO WELCOME TO BOROUGH HALL HISTORIC 1911 DREAMLAND BELL RECOVERED FROM OCEAN FLOOR OFF CONEY ISLAND
11:00 A.M.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
BETWEEN COURT AND ADAMS STREETS
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
On Tuesday, October 6, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will welcome to Borough Hall the historic Dreamland bell recovered by divers from the ocean floor off Coney Island, where it rested for nearly 100 years following the great fire of 1911. Joining BP Markowitz will be Gene Ritter and members of the diving team that discovered the bell beneath 25 feet of ocean water, not far from the where the Dreamland Park ferry pier stood off West 8th Street. The 3-foot-by-3-foot, 500-pound bell will remain on exhibit at Borough Hall for the next two weeks.
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