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 to study in school and read about things, people, places, etc. As time has gone on, I had noticed that many people got lazy and started making things up instead of studying about them. This is how we have political correctness, which is nothing more then people trying to reshape the world around themselves to make it fit to their personal liking. So many people are so selfish today to the point that they have little acceptance for any standards outside of their own. This is a big reason why our society is a target for global ridicule.
History is what teaches us how to develop and maintain our survival and well-being. Today, many people want to do away with long and short-term history. While it is not crucial for every person to study ancient history or geology, it is essential for people to have a general understanding of the world around them. Many terms such as “racist” or “sexist” stem from the ignorance of people who have no interest in learning about the world they live in. This is why so many angry people not knowing what they are angry about chose to ruin their lives as well as the lives of others. Children need to be taught this so they don’t make the mistake of misjudging history, thus misjudging their society. It’s always a shame and a waste to go through life making wrong judgements.
