MannahattaGame

"In 1609, 400 years ago, you would be standing in the East River! Settlers used dirt from leveled hills among other resources to manufacture the Stuyvesant Town we know today!"

"In 1609, this area was a dense forest, heavily populated by oak tulip trees! Oak tulip trees have buds that resemble tulips. There are only two types of oak trees like these in the world: one species"

"Did you know that Mannahatta means "The Island of Many Hills"? In 1609, the steepest hill on the south end of Manhattan was Bayard's Mount, also known as Bunker Hill. It was about 100 feet higher than"

"In 1609, you would be at the top of Rose Hill. It was flattened in the late 1800's and the extra dirt was used to expand the size of the island."

"In 1609, you would be on the biggest of the sand hills, surrounded by forest. These hills were eventually leveled, and the extra soil was used to increase the size of the Mannahatta island, along the"