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  • Digging for a Subway, but Hitting a Wall, Again

    01/23/2006 3:51:20 AM PST · by Pharmboy · 78 replies · 2,416+ views
    NY Times ^ | January 23, 2006 | PATRICK McGEEHAN
    Workers digging up Battery Park for a 21st-century subway station keep bumping into the 18th century at every turn. For the second time in a few months, workers have uncovered a stone wall that archaeologists believe has stood near the southern tip of Manhattan since New York was a British colony. Like the one found in November, this wall stands in the way of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's plan to replace the South Ferry station, where the No. 1 train turns around to head back uptown. City officials said they did not yet have a clear idea of when the...