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Title: Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Gerson, Oscar, 1874-
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Publisher: New York city, Hinds, Noble & Eldredge
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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HISTORIC PLACES Bowling Green.—In the center of the old Dutch town ofNew Amsterdam was an open space which was used by thepeople as a general meeting-place. It served as a playgroundfor the children and as a parade ground for the soldiers. Herethe Dutch burghers used to play at bowls, and hence itwas called the Bowling Green. It is the oldest park inManhattan. Near the Green, where the Custom House now stands,was Fort Amsterdam, a fortified enclosure which containedthe house of the governor, the soldiers barracks, a church,and a windmill. The following tablet affixed to the CustomHouse commemorates the old fort: 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 Upon This Site. This Tablet Is Placed Here By The Holland Society Of New York.September, 1890. 174 HISTORIC PLACES 175 A statue of Abraham de Peyster, who was mayor of t

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