Rewind: The Mystery of the Central Park Obelisk
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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The Obelisk of the Ancient World Arriving in New York
He purchased a decommissioned egyptian postal ship and cleaned it out to strength the hull of the ship. He left alexandria with his precious cargo on june twelfth, 18 80. They were met by a pilot boat off of new york and anchored for the night just off fire island. The next day, their escorted to staten island to a quarantine station where they're kind of checked, you know, for lice and fleas and whatever. And then they're taken up the hudson to dock at 20 third street. Because they're now in new Yorks, they're already a hit. 17 hundred people a day coming to board the boat
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