What's left of New Amsterdam in Lower Manhattan

One = Wall Street that used to be a dike [think about that!] and there's more to this story in what is now called "Lower Manhattan". On days off from work, your MesaZona blogger took the time to walk-and-see the area dating from the early 1600's - that's more than  200 years before any Europeans or Pioneers from Utah arrived to colonize what is now Arizona  . . .

Published on Oct 8, 2014

A few highlights of what's left of New Amsterdam. This is part 2 of a 4-part series, in which best-selling author Russell Shorto gives a tour through what used to be New Amsterdam, and what we now call New York.
This is part 2 in a series of 4: New Amsterdam Tour
Part 1. Why do Americans know so little about their Dutch history? http://youtu.be/HglG-LmZalg
Part 2. What's left of New Amsterdam in Lower Manhattan? http://youtu.be/c-UGFyIp6xw
Part 3. Meet a forgotten American visionary. http://youtu.be/PgqaGZgqvGE
Part 4. How New Amsterdam influenced America http://youtu.be/CsEovGBFAtA

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