In Commemoration of Historical Events

Custom House, Foot of Broadway.
The site of Fort Amsterdam built in 1626. Within the
fortifications was erected the first substantial church edifice on
the island of Manhattan. In 1787 the fort was demolished and
the Government House built on this site. This tablet was placed
here by the Holland Society of New York September, 1890.

Forty-one Broadway.
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, 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.

Seventy-three Pearl Street.
The site of the first Dutch House of Entertainment on the
island of Manhattan.    Later the site of the old "Stadt Huys"
or city hall.    Erected by the Holland Society, N. Y.

William and John Streets, N,W. Corner.
Golden Hill.    Here January 18,  1770, the fight took place
between the sons of liberty and the British regulars, 16th foot.
First   blood   in   the   war   of   the   revolution.     Erected   by   the
Sons of the Revolution.

Post Office Building, Broadway,
On the common of the city of New York near where this
building now stands there stood from 1766 to 1776 a liberty pole
erected to commemorate the repeal of the stamp act. It was
/epeatedly destroyed by the violence of the Tories and as re¬
peatedly replaced by the Sons of Liberty who organized a con¬
stant watch and guard. In its defence the first martyr blood
of the American revolution was shed January 18, 1770. Erected
by the Mary Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the
American  Revolution,  1897.

Broad and Beaver Streets,
To commemorate the gallant and patriotic act of Marinus
Willett in here seizing, June 6th, 1775, from British forces the
muskets with which he armed his troops.    Erected by the Sons
of the Revolution, Nov., 1892.

Broadway and llSth Street, Columbia University.
To  commemorate  the  Battle  of  Harlem  Heights  won  by
Washington's troops on this site September 16, 1776.    Erected
by the Sons of the Revolution.

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