Cover: New York - Union Square Route - New York Maps between the years 1600-1811 | Info

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101 E 15th St, New York, NY 10003, USA

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Info

City:

New York, NY

Country:

USA

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Rectangle

Material:

Metal

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Year:

2002

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Gilded Historical elements Maps

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Manhattan Island Native American Settlements in 1600
Native America Settlement Map 1600’s
The Ratzer Map 1766 & 1767
Bridges Adaptation of The Commissioners’ Plan of 1811

Union Square was named for the union of Bowerie Lane and Bloomingdale Road, which is now Broadway.

INSTALLED 2002

Photography:

2018
Yael Gairola

Comments:

Part of a series of plaques surrounding Union Park and describing the history of the square and events from the United Workers’ Movement (Union)

The plaques are made of bronze, designed by Gregg LeFevre and set up in 2002

Additional plaques around the square

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New York - Union Square Route - the square in about 1859
14 Street - Union Square Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (17 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - The fountain built on the completion of Croton Aqueduct
14 Street - Union Square Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (24 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - Union Square probably in the 19th century
14 Street - Union Square Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (28 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - The funeral procession for President Jackson
14 Street - Union Square Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (36 Meter)

New York - ConEdison - Gilded
14 Street - Union Square Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (44 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - the square in 1840
14 Street - Union Square Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (44 Meter)

New York - Union Square Timeline - New York Maps between the years 1600-1811
15 Union Square E, New York, NY 10003, USA (12 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - the square in about 1859
15 Union Square E, New York, NY 10003, USA (16 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - The fountain built on the completion of Croton Aqueduct
14 Street - Union Sq Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (24 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - Union Square probably in the beginning of the 19th century
14 Street - Union Sq Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (30 Meter)

New York - Union Square Route - The funeral procession for President Jackson
14 Street - Union Sq Station, New York, NY 10003, USA (36 Meter)

New York - Union Square - Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
21-25 Union Sq E, New York, NY 10003, USA (39 Meter)

Cover: New York - Union Square Route - New York Maps between the years 1600-1811

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