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Date:
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:09:19 EST
Subject:
Disassembling moving and reassembling stone walls
_Digging for a Subway, but Hitting a Wall, Again - New York Times_
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For the second time in a few months, workers have uncovered a stone wall that
archaeologists believe has stood near the southern tip of Manhattan since
New York was a British colony. Like the one found in November, this wall stands
in the way of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's plan to replace
the South Ferry station, where the No. 1 train turns around to head back
uptown.
"It's a historic wall of some kind," said Adrian Benepe, commissioner of the
Department of Parks and Recreation.
Ms. Berkowitz said workers would take apart chunks of the walls with chisels
and rubber mallets. Once loose, the sections will be lifted "gingerly" out of
the trenches in canvas bands attached to construction cranes, she said.
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