The shoreline of Lower Manhattan was extensively changed since the Dutch first founded New Amsterdam. This site was a slip until the mid-19th century when it was filled in to become fast land. Archaeological work uncovered a bulkhead and fill that reveal information about these activities.
Burling Slip
Manhattan
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Burling Slip, New York, NY (2011)
2007
A buried timber wharf structure and adjacent landfill were analyzed as part of the Fulton Street Cooridor Revitalization Project. The associated archaeological collection is within the NYC Archaeological Repository. Please click here to see the: Bulkhead Documentation Report ...
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