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Marina Amaral

3 Jan, 5 tweets, 2 min read

#OnThisDay in 1870, construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States.

Photo taken circa 1880, MCNY.

“If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell to you”.

nycwalks.com/blog/the-brook…

No. Freaking. Way.

First assistant engineer C.C. Martin told the Brooklyn Eagle, “Had we thought so many would have been injured we would have kept a list, but we never imagined any one would be hurt, or that the bridge would have occupied so long a time in building”.

Photo by Granger, 1878.

history.com/news/brooklyn-…

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