Image: Block-House and City Gate (foot of present Wall Street) 1674 New Amsterdam
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Description: Caption: The Block-House and City Gate (foot of present Wall Street), 1674. It shows the spot where the Wall met the East River at a fortified entrance known as the Water Gate. This view is from over the water, facing west. It was originally named Het Cingel, now the corner of Wall Street and Pearl Street.
Title: Block-House and City Gate (foot of present Wall Street) 1674 New Amsterdam
Credit: New Amsterdam Stories - from the NYC Department of Records & Information Services - https://newamsterdamstories.archives.nyc/blog/from-new-amsterdam-to-nyc
Author: Hollyer, Samuel, 1826-1919 (Artist)
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