This is a photograph of a wooden jetty located in Punggol. The original Malay community in what was popularly known as Kampong Punggol, were mainly fishermen who had settled near the Dekar River mouth. Kampong Punggol, which was located in the vicinity of the Punggol Jetty, existed even before Raffles' founding of Singapore, and was believed to be more than 200 years old, making it one of the oldest settlements in Singapore. Fishing was then the main activity, with fruit and vegetable planting an important source of income.
