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What NYC looked like 100 years ago

The first known inhabitants of what is now New York City were the Lenape, an Indigenous people native to the northeastern U.S.

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T he first known inhabitants of what is now New York City were the Lenape, an Indigenous people native to the northeastern U.S. Their villages were groupings of round-shaped wigwams constructed from bark. The name "Manhattan" comes from the Lenape "Manahatta," their word for the hilly, forested area that became one of the biggest cities in the world.

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