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Native Paths in Manhattan: Lower Manhattan, Part 1
A fascinating map showing the native paths in lower Manhattan as they appeared before European settlement. From Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis, by Reginald Pelham Bolton. The original people have lived for thousands of years in the area that is now Greater New York. Several shared the island of Mannahatta, a part of Lenapehoking,…
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How to Topple a King: July 9th, 1776
A group of angry New Yorkers tearing down the statue of King George III in Bowling Green on July 9th, 1776. This view is looking west towards Broadway, with the Archibald Kennedy House on the right, and Fort George on the left. From A Landmark History of New York by Albert Ulmann. Although the concept…
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Flag Day: A New Constellation
Flag Day commemorates the day in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress officially adopted a new flag, with thirteen red and white stripes and thirteen stars on a blue field, representing a new constellation. It was first displayed in August 1777 at Fort Schuyler in upstate NewYork, raised by Peter Gansevoort, Jr. and Marinus Willett.…