Film
- Hell Gate: The Watery Grave (1977), a 50-minute documentary film, narrated by Alexander Scourby, covered many aspects of the waterway's history, including the clearing of the channel, the building of Hell Gate Bridge, and the General Slocum steamship disaster.
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