garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I learnedEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that New York State paid more for the land for Central Park ($ 7.4 million) than the US paid for the entire state of Alaska ($ 7.2 million).www.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL that New York State paid more for the land for Central Park ($ 7.4 million) than the US paid for the entire state of Alaska ($ 7.2 million).www.smithsonianmag.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I learnedEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squareGuyDudemanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoMore important than that is how the Black settlement of Seneca Village was siezed through eminent domain, and razed to build Central Park: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Village
More important than that is how the Black settlement of Seneca Village was siezed through eminent domain, and razed to build Central Park:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Village