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Before Central Park became synonymous with New York Before Central Park was built, a historic black community was destroyed. Help our reporting on Before Central Park became one of the most famous places in the world, a thriving Black community stood on that land. How a black Settlement Got Wiped Out Of New York's Central Park. In the bustling metropolis of 19th-century New York Shaniko, Oregon — once the “Wool Capital of the World” — went bust more than a century ago and with its hotels shuttered, ... Beneath the beauty of Central Park lies a powerful, forgotten history—

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Before Central Park: The Hidden History of Seneca Village | Secrets of the Dead on PBS

Before Central Park: The Hidden History of Seneca Village | Secrets of the Dead on PBS

Before Central Park became synonymous with New York

The lost neighborhood under New York's Central Park

The lost neighborhood under New York's Central Park

Before Central Park was built, a historic black community was destroyed. Help our reporting on

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In 1825,

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Seneca Village — The Black Community Buried Beneath Central Park | NYC History

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This Was the Village New York Erased Beneath Central Park (Seneca Village)

This Was the Village New York Erased Beneath Central Park (Seneca Village)

Before Central Park became one of the most famous places in the world, a thriving Black community stood on that land.

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How They Erased a Black Population from New York(Seneca Village).

How They Erased a Black Population from New York(Seneca Village).

How a black Settlement Got Wiped Out Of New York's Central Park. In the bustling metropolis of 19th-century New York

Starting over in Ghost Town: they found perfect village to escape 9-to-5

Starting over in Ghost Town: they found perfect village to escape 9-to-5

Shaniko, Oregon — once the “Wool Capital of the World” — went bust more than a century ago and with its hotels shuttered, ...

Rediscovering Seneca Village: The Hidden Black Town Beneath New York City's Central Park"

Rediscovering Seneca Village: The Hidden Black Town Beneath New York City's Central Park"

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Hidden New York: Seneca Village unearthed

Hidden New York: Seneca Village unearthed

To a modern-day visitor,

The ERASED neighborhood under NYC's Central Park | Seneca Village

The ERASED neighborhood under NYC's Central Park | Seneca Village

They

The Lost Neighborhood Beneath Central Park: The Untold Story of Seneca Village

The Lost Neighborhood Beneath Central Park: The Untold Story of Seneca Village

Beneath the beauty of Central Park lies a powerful, forgotten history—

The Lost Neighborhood Beneath Central Park | Seneca Village

The Lost Neighborhood Beneath Central Park | Seneca Village

What if New York's most iconic park was built on top of a thriving Black community? Beneath the lawns and lakes of Central Park ...

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Discovering Seneca Village | A Slice of New York

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What's Below New York's Central Park?

What's Below New York's Central Park?

At over 840 acres, Central Park is bigger than the nation of Monaco—and every hill, pond, and path was built by hand. But the real ...

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Seneca Village: The historic settlement that disappeared

Seneca Village: The historic settlement that disappeared

In the early 19th century