Bible Encyclopedias
Hell Gate

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

narrow pass in the East River, between the city of New York and Long Island; at one time its hidden shoals and swift narrow current were dangerous to ships, but extensive blasting operations, completed in 1885, have greatly widened and cleared the pass.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hell Gate'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hell-gate.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.