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To: Pharmboy

Cool map. Was the Wall still there?


7 posted on 11/02/2011 10:29:13 AM PDT by patton ("Je pense donc je suis," - My Horse.)
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To: patton
No...the Brits (who took New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664) took the ramparts down in 1699. Here's an older map.

Notice the inlet which is today's Broad St. Today there remains a "Bridge St." which crosses Broad where a foot bridge over the inlet. Local Indians used to paddle up the inlet to trade with the Dutch...it was filled in about the same time the wall was removed.

8 posted on 11/02/2011 10:44:20 AM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must...)
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