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Battery Park

Address:
Battery Park, New York, NY
Directions:
In the northeast corner of Battery Park, just southwest of the corner of Battery Place and State St.
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White Man Buys Manhattan

Here, take these trinkets. Now get off of our island.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [11/09/2009]

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Side of the monument notes the Manhattan Purchase.

White Man Buys Manhattan

The monument is in Battery Park, which is such a cool area to walk around. Lots of statues, castle Clinton, food trucks and a merry-go-round!

[Andrew, 09/10/2019]

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