The First Graveyard

Morris Street was called Beaver Lane before the name was changed in 1829. On this street, near Broadway, the first graveyard of the city was situated. It was removed and the ground sold at auction in 1676, when a plot was acquired opposite Wall Street. This last was used in conjunction with Trinity Church until city interment was prohibited.

The First House Built

On the office building at 41 Broadway there is fixed a tablet which bears the inscription:

THIS TABLET MARKS THE SITE OF THE

FIRST HABITATIONS OF WHITE MEN

ON THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN

ADRIAN BLOCK

COMMANDER OF THE "TIGER"

ERECTED HERE FOUR HOUSES OR HUTS