Where New York Began: Archeology at the South Ferry Terminal March 17, 2010

The New York Transit Museum Annex exhibit features over 100 artifacts, documents and images and unravels the stories they tell about New York life long ago. New York City began as a Dutch trading post and is an area rich in city history. South Ferry has served as a military battery, fort, and barracks and was home to Native Americans, the Dutch and British and colonial Americans who developed it as a center of city commerce. Before construction for the South Ferry subway station began, an extensive archeological dig was conducted, and two 18th century city landmarks - four sections of the Battery Wall and portions of Whitehall Slip - were uncovered, along with 65,000 artifacts. For additional information log-onto www.mta.info/museum or call (718) 694-1600.