The Flood Rock Blast

In 1885 the city cleared the harbor's throat with the biggest planned explosion the world had yet seen. The rooftops filled with spectators, because of course they did

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Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.