Where can you find Corlear’s Hook?
Correct answer: East River, NYC

Vince in Camden
Nope....A "Hooker" ... was reference to the camp followers (prostitutes)... that were sanctioned by General Joseph Hooker... during the War Between the States. (1861-1865)

Gargantuanalien047
Vince in Camden, I heard that too, about General Hooker. Plus camp followers of that kind were not unusual.