15 Surprising Facts Will Change the Way You Think About New York City

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Manhattan island was purchased for about $1,000. Dutch settlers purchased the island of Manhattan from Native Americans in 1626, in exchange for traded goods valued at 60 guilders ($1,050 today).

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