A virtual glimpse of the island that became Manhattan, as it probably looked in 1609 :



A fascinating story :

"We used old maps to re-plot all 66 miles of old Manhattan streams, all 300 miles worth of freshwater springs.

"It was incredible to imagine the British settlers leading their bison across the iced up Hudson from Staten Island to Manhattan."

Dr Sanderson believes that even though New York is a mecca to money now and the home of the skyscraper, in its natural heyday it could have been a competitor to Yosemite Park for beauty.

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