First Almshouse - New York City, NY
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N 40° 42.772 W 074° 00.295
18T E 584050 N 4507359
This engraved paver is embedded in the sidewalk in front of a statue of Horace Greeley in City Hall Park in New York City.
Waymark Code: WMCBZH
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2011
Views: 7
The paver reads:
"During the 1999 restoration of
City Hall Park, archaeological
excavations uncovered burials
in this area believed to have
been associated with a shelter
and workhouse for the poor
known as the First Almshouse
(1736-1797) located where City Hall
now stands."
Read an interesting article about these times at (
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