Times Herald-Record

New York City landmarks that helped the U.S. get to 250 years old

Federal Hall, at Wall and Broad streets, stands at the site where George Washington took the Oath of Office on April 30, 1789, to become the first U.S. president. Presidential, Congressional and Court government offices were housed during the period NYC served as the capital.
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Are Finally Unraveling the Secrets of the Shipwreck Discovered 20 Feet Below the Streets of Manhattan

Researchers are opening a new investigation into the timbers, which may have once belonged to the "Tyger," a Dutch trading vessel that sank in 1613