Sawing-off of Manhattan Island
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sawing-off-of-manhattan-island-237-7982531
title:
Sawing-off of Manhattan Island
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The sawing-off of Manhattan Island is an urban legend about New York City that is largely unverified. It describes a practical joke allegedly perpetrated in 1824, by a retired ship carpenter named Lozier. According to the story, in the 1820s a rumor began circulating among city merchants that the weight of the urban district was causing the southern section of Manhattan Island to sink, near the Battery. It was believed that by cutting the island, towing it out, rotating it 180 degrees, and putti
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Purported 19th century hoax
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawing-off_of_Manhattan_Island
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2022-04-12T20:25:22Z
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