Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site - New York, NY
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N 40° 43.129 W 073° 59.405
18T E 585296 N 4508034
An odd National Park in Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMYM5D
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a National Historic Site. The Museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011. The museum, which includes a visitors' center, promotes tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience."
Who placed it?: NPS
When was it placed?: 1863
Who is honored?: Tenants
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