Adrian Block's Manhattan Habitations

Adrian Block's Manhattan Habitations (HM2CTU)

Location: New York, NY 10006 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 42.426', W 74° 0.764'

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This tablet marks the site of the
first habitations of white men
on the island of Manhattan.
Adrian Block
Commander of the "Tiger"
erected here four houses or huts
after his vessel was burned
November 1613
He built the Restless the first vessel
made by Europeans in this country
The Restless was launched
in the spring of 1614

This tablet is placed here by
The Holland Society of New York
September 1890
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HM NumberHM2CTU
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Year Placed1890
Placed ByHolland Society of New York
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, December 15th, 2018 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 583397 N 4506711
Decimal Degrees40.70710000, -74.01273333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 42.426', W 74° 0.764'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 42' 25.56" N, 74° 0' 45.84" W
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Area Code(s)212, 646
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 61 Broadway, New York NY 10006, US
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