NO. 2398ERA VIII · PLACES · MANHATTAN

The Bowling Green Fence

Revolutionaries sawed the crowns off the iron fence for musket balls in 1776 and never filed the stumps. The oldest scar in the city is at knee height, still jagged

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The Bowling Green Fence
Number2398
EraERA VIII · The Fabric
FamilyPlaces
BoroughManhattan
LocationFinancial District
States1 finished state

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.

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