Manhattan history being stereotyped and changed
Manhattan history has been stereotyped and changed over time. It never looked like the picture with a whole bunch of trees, forest, lakes or swamp. Manhattan is mass of bedrock, later evolved on into an inner city. Manhattan, with mounds of dirt and soil wheeled in on wagons was eventually built into an artificial island. I studied about this in school. Today many concoct a phony history rewrite of Manhattan’s development. Even Manhattan’s name was thought to mean “place to get bows or gather wood to make bows”, but the novel name came from a 14th century Latin term meaning water settlement. This is what happens when people rewrite books, rename places and destroy relics.For what it’s worth, I was born and raised in Manhattan. I bring up the story of Manhattan because it is a prime example of what is happening today with a lot of our history. I was one of many students… Read More »Manhattan history being stereotyped and changed