The wool weavers harbor was dug in 1609. This was decided to help solve the problem of the silting up of the New harbor due to flooding. The excavated sand was used to construct quays on both sides, one of which would later be given the same name as the harbor. In the early years, the port was still referred to as The New harbor, which is located south of the wool weavers harbor. The quay was initially named new storage, named after the place where goods are unloaded and stored. Eventually the harbor was named after the cloth makers or wool weavers who had settled on the quay. During a meeting in 1645 it was decided to also build houses on the quay. Initially there were fourteen. The image of the wool weavers harbor was determined by the a defensive wall. at the entrance of the harbour, where the Damiate Bridge was laid in 1639. This bridge connects two quays the wool weavers harbor and the Coopers harbor. In the 17th, but especially in the 18th century, the wool weavers harbor increasingly became a place where the elite settled. The area changed from a place of storage and industry into a stately residential area, so that living in a large house on the harbor gradually gave more and more status. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was still a place where the wealthy lived. More than one sixth of the inhabitants of Dordrecht belonged to the well-to-do bourgeoisie or elite. The Wolwevershaven was one of the most affluent streets in the city. Photo by Holland fotograaf.

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