Modern Bay Ridge celebrates its heritage with annual events honoring its Italian, Irish, Norwegian, and Middle Eastern communities. The area's history is visible in locations like Fort Hamilton and the Visitation Monastery. However, lesser-known historic sites like Denyse Wharf and Barkaloo Cemetery reveal deeper narratives. Denyse Wharf remains blocked off but significant, while Fort Hamilton High School stands on the former site of the Crescent Athletic Club. Barkaloo Cemetery, the smallest in Brooklyn, contains Revolutionary War soldiers' graves, with locals actively maintaining it despite its past neglect.
Denyse Wharf, despite its historic significance, has largely crumbled in the shadow of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and is blocked off from public entry.
Fort Hamilton High School exists on the former grounds of the larger Crescent Athletic Club, which was once the most significant social hub in Brooklyn.
Barkaloo Cemetery, possibly the smallest in Brooklyn, is the resting place of two Revolutionary War soldiers, with many other graves potentially lost to history.
Locals have taken responsibility for maintaining Barkaloo Cemetery, as it had fallen into disrepair over the years without clear stewardship.
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