SuburbBrooklynTypeSuburbDetailsThe name "Brooklyn" was given to the railway station in 1888, and although it was subsequently changed to Hawkesbury River Station, "Brooklyn" has remained to distinguish the suburb.
The earliest record of the name Brooklyn being used for this area on the Hawkesbury River comes from Peter and William Fagan who bought 100 acres at the site in 1881 and a plan of 29 January 1884 was for "a town of Brooklyn". Subdivisions of some of the Fagan property were advertised as early as 19 September 1883 in the Sydney Morning Herald. However, popular folk lore believes that Brooklyn was named after the suburb of New York which was the home of the Hawkesbury River Bridge builders, who also built the famous Brooklyn Bridge across the East River to Manhattan Island. As tenders for the bridge building were not called till 18 September 1884, it seems certain the name predates any association with the Union Bridge Co.
