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61.8 million people.That is the estimated amount of people who visit New York City each year.
Humans from all over come to “the greatest city in the world.” They visit monuments, museums, see Broadway productions, try new cuisines, the list goes on and on. Yet very few of them understand why the streets they walk upon are so important. When they walk through Central Park they see the beauty while being ignorant to the fact that it was the first true park created in the United States or that it was partially created in response to legislation being passed that limited workers hours per week.
When they walk through the halls of St. Patrick's Cathedral they see beautiful stained glass, not a place of worship that was created for Catholics working at the Deaf and Dumb asylum (located up the street) whose small chapel had been foreclosed upon. When they look up at the Empire State Building they see innovation and pretty lights, not a the thirty four thousand workers who came together to create one of New York's largest tourists attractions. There is always more to the story than what meets the eye.
The first Europeans to live in the area were the Dutch, they called their beloved city New Amsterdam (the colony itself was called New Netherland). Mostly settled in what is now known as lower Manhattan, the Dutch presence was slow to grow. Eventually a patroon system was put in place. Each Dutchman that brought fifty colonists with them were awarded land within the colony. Unfortunately, this program had little success and when the English arrived in 1664 they were met with very little resistance. It was at this point in time that both the colony and city were renamed New York after the Duke of York, the future King James II.
It was only during the third Anglo-Dutch war that ownership briefly changed hands again. In 1673 New York was seized by the Dutch and renamed New Orange after the Prince of Orange. However comically it seems, that Prince Orange soon became King William II of England. After his coronation New York was once again returned to English hands. Control of New York only changed once more when New York became one of the thirteen colonies to declare independence from England.
Today, Manhattan is vastly different than it was hundreds of years ago, but it is still vitally important. Yet, the most important thing about the city may be the history it leaves in its wake. New York was the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution. In 1792 the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was founded and it soon became the biggest financial platform in the world. In 1807 the first Steamboat voyage left the docks of Manhattan. Unfortunately, the city also has its share of tragic events too. In 1929 Wall Street crashed and the Great Depression began. In 2001 the World Trade towers were attacked by terrorists.
There is history around every corner of the city. From Grand Central station to Rockefeller square, or even the United Nations building. History is everywhere. When a person walks down these streets I can only hope that they have the ability to realize the importance of the streets they walk upon.
We hope you liked this post and as always have a chilled day from the Viking and the Northern rose
A Walk Through Manhattan’s History.
Humans from all over come to “the greatest city in the world.” They visit monuments, museums, see Broadway productions, try new cuisines, the list goes on and on. Yet very few of them understand why the streets they walk upon are so important. When they walk through Central Park they see the beauty while being ignorant to the fact that it was the first true park created in the United States or that it was partially created in response to legislation being passed that limited workers hours per week.
When they walk through the halls of St. Patrick's Cathedral they see beautiful stained glass, not a place of worship that was created for Catholics working at the Deaf and Dumb asylum (located up the street) whose small chapel had been foreclosed upon. When they look up at the Empire State Building they see innovation and pretty lights, not a the thirty four thousand workers who came together to create one of New York's largest tourists attractions. There is always more to the story than what meets the eye.
It was only during the third Anglo-Dutch war that ownership briefly changed hands again. In 1673 New York was seized by the Dutch and renamed New Orange after the Prince of Orange. However comically it seems, that Prince Orange soon became King William II of England. After his coronation New York was once again returned to English hands. Control of New York only changed once more when New York became one of the thirteen colonies to declare independence from England.
Today, Manhattan is vastly different than it was hundreds of years ago, but it is still vitally important. Yet, the most important thing about the city may be the history it leaves in its wake. New York was the eleventh state to ratify the Constitution. In 1792 the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was founded and it soon became the biggest financial platform in the world. In 1807 the first Steamboat voyage left the docks of Manhattan. Unfortunately, the city also has its share of tragic events too. In 1929 Wall Street crashed and the Great Depression began. In 2001 the World Trade towers were attacked by terrorists.
There is history around every corner of the city. From Grand Central station to Rockefeller square, or even the United Nations building. History is everywhere. When a person walks down these streets I can only hope that they have the ability to realize the importance of the streets they walk upon.
We hope you liked this post and as always have a chilled day from the Viking and the Northern rose
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