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PJMcK

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1. There are some very informative plaques commemorating this in Central Park

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 04:35 PM

Jun 2020

My wife earned her masters degree in archaeology from Hunter College and wrote her thesis about Seneca Village. Obviously, she's taken me there and shown me the dig and the sites.

It's some fascinating and terrible history.

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Seneca Village was a 19th-century settlement of mostly African American landowners [View all] elleng Jun 2020 OP

There are some very informative plaques commemorating this in Central Park PJMcK Jun 2020 #1

Good to hear she studied it, PJ. elleng Jun 2020 #2

How're you holding up, elleng? PJMcK Jun 2020 #3

Quite a ride, PJ. elleng Jun 2020 #4