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| − | '''Manhattan''' is a borough in [[New York City]]. | + | '''Manhattan''' is the most prosperous [[borough]] in [[New York City]], and the location of Times Square, Broadway, and numerous skyscrapers including the [[Empire State Building]]. It is an island connected by frequently congested bridges and tunnels with mainland New York (and Long Island) and [[New Jersey]]. It is also an example of failed [[liberalism]]. |
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| | + | The [[skyscraper]]s are located mostly in "midtown", while some are located "downtown" in the financial district where the [[New York Stock Exchange]] sits. |
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| | == The Modern Borough == | | == The Modern Borough == |
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| | == Early History == | | == Early History == |
| − | [[Peter Minuit]], the Dutch Governor of the [[New Netherlands Province]], purchased Manhattan Island from the Manhattan Indian tribe on May 6, 1626. The price was 60 guilders of brass buttons, scarlet cloth and trade goods. | + | [[Peter Minuit]], the Dutch Governor of the [[New Netherland]] Province, purchased Manhattan Island from the Manhattan Indian tribe on May 6, 1626. The price was 60 guilders of brass buttons, scarlet cloth and trade goods. |
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| − | Manhattan Island was named the Island New Amsterdam, and later taken over by the British and renamed New York City. | + | Manhattan Island was named the Island New Amsterdam, and later taken over by the British and renamed New York City. |
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| | == Religious History == | | == Religious History == |
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| | + | == See also == |
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| | + | *[[African Burial Ground]] (History of Manhattan) |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | ==Further reading== | | ==Further reading== |
| − | * Jackson, Kenneth, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (1995), [http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-New-York-City/dp/0300055366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240594479&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | + | * Jackson, Kenneth, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (1995), [https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-New-York-City/dp/0300055366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240594479&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] |
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| | [[Category:New York City]] | | [[Category:New York City]] |