"Manhattan", first entering the colonial record in 1609, is one of the oldest indigenous place names still extant in the United States. Manhattan bears a particularly prominent toponym as the island on which New York City was founded, and a metonym for the city's power and influence.
"Manhattan", first entering the colonial record in 1609, is one of the oldest indigenous place names still extant in the United States. Manhattan bears a particularly prominent toponym as the island on which New York City was founded, and a metonym for the city's power and influence.
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