Heitkamp, Charles Wilhelm (sold)
Charles Wilhelm Heitkamp (March 21, 1822 - June 1, 1875) was a German-American merchant, lawyer, and real estate investor based in East New York, Brooklyn, in the mid to late 19th century. Heitkamp was born in Alzey, Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was an early settler and promoter of that portion of New Lots, Brooklyn, that is now known as East New York. It is not clear when he emigrated to the Untied States, but he was likely a 48er - one of the multitude of educated Germans that fled the Fatherland in the wake of the failed 1848-49 Springtime of the Peoples Revolutions.
From farmland to professional suburb.
Map of East New York Kings County Long-Island NY.
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This is the only known surviving example of an 1859 real-estate promotional map for East New York, Brooklyn, published by Charles W. Heitkamp. The map, printed and published by residents, captures the moment of East New York's transition from an agricultural community on the outskirts of Brooklyn to a German-American suburb well connected to major public transportation arteries. (more details)