This is EASILY MISSED and in the middle of New York City

[@rhysdavidso.n]

Tearing down a statue to turn into bullets to shoot at your enemies is the biggest flex I have ever heard 💪

[@iosuapojoga8867]

It’s not that much of a deal

[@pathlesscastle4135]

Welcome to America. Our history is just one big fictional sci Fi movie😂

[@MarvinHeemeyer-tg1kt]

Yeah this is the type of shit I think about when I remember I'm "an American" How did we allow our country to be so ravaged by politicians? We're part of a dying Era, a country that took in the weak and empowered them to build something on their own. Now we make everybody weak, including ourselves with an overzealous government, over regulation, and a war machine that only feeds on blood and death.

[@FreejackVesa]

It's pretty savage however I would think it was probably the norm for the day. Any spare metal of the correct type was turned into musket balls or whatever was being used at the time. A statue being pretty much useless if you tear it down

[@Bonatno]

Bullets were made of lead, was the statue made of lead?

[@ewill3435]

How polite! They removed the statue, disassembled it for easier transport, and sent it back to the British with express shipping!

[@raymondwilliams2609]

"Express shipping". 😂🇬🇧🖖✌️

[@susanlbk]

😆😆😆

[@karviahamilton689]

Haha

[@stziggy16]

And the Britts say we aren't "proper" 😒 I'd say we properly gave your stuff back 🤣

[@khaitomretro]

Only a dumbass would use bronze and not lead. Probably did away with more of their own than their enemy what with all the blocked barrels.

[@ryandegrave8978]

This is easily the most interesting fence I have ever heard of. Thanks for that little piece of historical trivia. When I go to NYC, I'm going to this park to look at the fence.

[@iZaeVideos]

What’s more interesting is I walk past this fence literally every day and had no idea LOL

[@jwyatt521]

@@iZaeVideos The fact you walk by it every day is "more interesting" then the fence itself? GTFO

[@FemiNelson-sb1em]

​@jwyatt521 Wow, you're truly missing the point. Many, more than not, are unaware of ALOT of historical sights n the story behind each sight, that they walk past &/or live next to. Peace be with us all 🙏. "Isa"

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

@@iZaeVideosHonestly, I’m sure we all have moments like that. The world is so steeped in history that it’s entirely possible that you just need to throw a stick with your eyes closed, and, wherever that stick lands, something interesting happened a long time ago. I mean, look at Paris, France. Every little street corner was the site of something historically important in that city😂

[@Tennisisreallyfun]

@@jwyatt521Calm yourself

[@fordgtguy]

There is a church in Norfolk, Virginia (Saint Pauls built in 1739) with a cannonball still embedded in a wall that was shot during the Revolutionary War. The cannonball was shot on Jan 1st 1775.

[@karensharp8878]

There's a house in Yorktown, VA that has a cannon ball still embedded in its wall from the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War that led to our winning independence.

[@tonymiller8826]

@@karensharp8878 In both cases the cannon balls were placed in the walls later on when the brick was being repaired as a memorial to the Revolution. Both buildings were shot at and impacted but cannon balls don't tend to stick in brick walls.

[@donut361]

Ive been to basically all the tourist stuff in New York and yet part of me wants to go back just to see that fence. I now want to see that more than any monument you can name .

[@drewt1717]

For sure! That's a great story!

[@blackninjah8641]

Lived and traveled to Staten Island and always walked past that park getting off the #4 and never looked at the fence like that lol something new I learn everyday about this city

[@michaelpicariello7255]

Something else largely unknown but in this same vein, if you google “Stadt Huys site” you’ll see some of the archaeological sites from New Amsterdam which have been uncovered (mid 1600s when the Dutch controlled NYC). Right around the corner from bowling green too. Fraunces tavern also another good one.

[@Hazzzy021]

Im going to New York for the first time ever. Aside from places that I want to go because im a huge movie/TV fan, what else should i not miss?? History wise or food wise or anything...?

[@donut361]

@@Hazzzy021 In my opinion take the ferry to Staten island and view the Statue of Liberty the way immigrants saw it. Going to the actual statue is overrated.

[@johnpeterson462]

That fence is 248 years old, thats the most impressive park

[@pakratmiz4487]

fr, i’m more impressed by the fact that it hasn’t gotten neglected to the point of rusting in all that time

[@Rabbinicphilosophyforthewin]

Here I am looking at replacing my 6 year old fence.

[@The_Crucible714]

I remember the history and included it when I prepared the proposal & presentation for the city renovation of the Bowling Green Park in 2000. Good stuff.

[@mybrainidont]

Where in gta4 is thiss?? Is this raeal?

[@CriminalonCrime]

​​@@pakratmiz4487lol, it hasn't rusted because metals were made denser and better back in the day, modern smelters use a process to fluff air into the metal and purposely mix in impurities, this allows for microscopic passages where condensation can accumulate and oxidize and the impurities are dissimilar metals which also speed up the oxidation process. And all these extra processes cost you more for a crappier product!

[@DJ_CULLEN]

This must be that Bowling Green massacre I keep hearing about

[@liquidfur2]

😂😂😂 I came here looking for this comment.

[@matthewalbers2906]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nostalgia46]

Alternative facts folks 😂

[@howzegoinlad1336]

Its quite possible the fence was made in a British iron foundry

[@warriorgal777]

Washington & his mighty patriot men kicked the last British soldiers out of NY! It’s funny the history is repeating itself only now our enemies are within. Almighty God, as you fought for the young Americans in 1776 please help us and fight for us today. Do not let America fall to the fascist communism from heaven, Almighty God.. in Jesus name amen.

[@BerzerkaDurk]

Well, seeing as all of the American colonists were British prior to the signing of the Declaration, that seems highly likely.

[@venus_envy]

@@BerzerkaDurk Not all American colonists were British, but many were. There were also Dutch, German, French, Scottish (yes, British by virtue of the failure of the most recent Jacobean uprising in the 1740s), Irish, even Greeks down in Florida, and so on.

[@hobgoblinhollow4966]

I find it highly unlikely that this fence has not rusted away by now if it were prerevolution

[@OriginsReborn]

It won't rust ...British made!

[@marlow769]

I love this type and depth of historical facts.

[@warriorgal777]

The United States of America has a very godly heritage. If you ever get to Boston visit Plymouth. There is a monument that stands 81 feet tall. It is called the monument to our founding fathers. This monument truly is the cornerstone after Jesus Christ of our nation. Bless the name of the Lord God, Almighty, who was is and is , and is to come.

[@joefox9765]

Public schooling is just loaded with knowledge

[@ur808mate]

@@joefox9765Sadly, my mind read that as “public shooting” and I thought you were making some kind of pun before I went back. I enjoyed this little history lesson which compliments my fine New England public school education.

[@planter13]

😂 The British is why Americans have independence. America is still a relatively recent country, historically speaking. Your education should be a lot better in America.

[@user-ei2lm6us2e]

BOWLING GREEN IS A SUBWAY STOP

[@lemonpotpie]

That fence has held up really well.

[@CaliforniaColeman]

Damn straight- they built to last. Not anymore

[@thepopeofkeke]

I wonder were it was forged

[@adam_p99]

British fence. None of this cheap American fence rubbish. Good old England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (Just a joke)

[@OldManPhil]

@@adam_p99 All hail the king. Poor bloke was melted into bullets. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (Joke pt. 2)

[@joe4171]

@@adam_p99 held up better than their colonies did that’s for sure…

[@koolxxxyear]

That’s why I love history

[@naomisasse9484]

If only all history was taught this way. I dislike history because it's boring: read three chapters of a textbook, memorize meaningless names, dates, places, have a test on Friday.

[@onelongwordable]

​@@naomisasse9484Yeah it's tragic, history itself is so important and fascinating but American public schools have turned it into boring trivia class and it's such a disservice to the public.

[@brassteeth3355]

the fact that they made ammo from the statue is remarkable

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

Whoever built that fence is perhaps the greatest fence builder of all time.

[@brewski535]

Eh, I'm on the fence about it.

[@joshuathomas5626]

@@brewski535boooo

[@fjkfkfkf]

bro theres stuff like this even way older all around Europe. America and its infrastructure is actually very young

[@joshthejedi1771]

​@@fjkfkfkf bro were talking about america not fucking europe and this had nothing to do with infrastructure so pipe down

[@fjkfkfkf]

@@joshthejedi1771 sorry kid, but yes it was. Read the comment again. You’re obviously very young

[@eddiechervony7679]

It’s crazy how a fence put up around 300 years ago is still standing when the fence in front of my apartment is rotting out after 20

[@joe4171]

Youre most likely comparing a junk hollow steel fence to a wrought iron fence….yet you’re surprised ??

[@eddiechervony7679]

@@joe4171 no I’m not surprised I’m saying it’s crazy how bad the stuff we use today

[@andyv4654]

​@@eddiechervony7679 don't make it good, make it good enough. Then gradually redefine what "good enough" means. Profits before people. Billionaires need another yacht.

[@user-do5zk6jh1k]

​@@andyv4654Yeah. Let's blame the company that made the cheap fence. Not the people who chose to buy cheaper goods until quality businesses went out of service.

[@long_chin_man]

English steel mate 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@loisruggiero6698]

Great unknown piece of American history. More please.

[@jsfnnyc]

I love little bits of NYC history like this

[@TheGreenTuna]

Accidentally stumbled across this when my brother and I were in NYC years ago. All kinds of hidden gems in that city.

[@catladyfromky4142]

I absolutely love the original NYC - below Houston. It is so full of history.

[@zippydooda]

Lots of criminals, rats, crazy people, illegal immigrants, drugs, violence. It's a dump now. A heaping dump.

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

Theres something called the literary walking tour of the village which takes you to all the gems hidden in plain sight. Remember in the movie Shaft where he meets a madia guy in a coffee shop??? You can see Louis May Alcotts house in the background.

[@dukecraig2402]

​@@thebookwasbetter3650 Her first name was Louisa.

[@nomadicroadrat]

@catladyfromky Yes, it's an incredible section. We used to live in the lower east side, the Bowery, off Delancy. There is a tenement museum now that shows some of the hidden historical artifacts still in plain sight.

[@jeffreykatsman291]

I was born and raised in NYC and never knew this. We have so much history here like this that gets overlooked. I appreciate you letting people know this.

[@user-rk1ic9pq7r]

My wife grew up in Long Island and did know about any of the historic sites in lower manhattan

[@boatingexplainedwithcapndr8359]

Same here!

[@MrLoobu]

It's not that much history lol

[@floriskoning8078]

Laughs in European

[@hikeskool]

@@floriskoning8078 don’t laugh _too_ hard do you have a license for that joke?

[@MarthaRoseMoore415]

Dope story, right on for sharing!!

[@chrisquiett1776]

That's awesome 😂 thank you for sharing. I loath New York but it's nice to know they were badass at one point

[@jonastorres7196]

American Revolutionary War history is easily some of my favorite history to hear about and learn. Maybe my favorite tbh

[@BBaker916]

That’s because it’s one of the greatest stories ever told. Also, it’s 💯percent true

[@kindking8009]

I was always more interested in the Civil War because I knew 2 of my great-great grandfathers fought against each other in battles between Kansas and Missouri. I didn’t become interested in the Revolutionary War until I traced my genealogy further back and found out I had a famous general who served under Washington and another who crossed the Delaware with Washington. That’s when history became fascinating to me. I really wish they could use genealogy as a tool in teaching history, but there’d be too many issues with privacy regarding the students’ families.

[@browngaymethodistjesuschri1361]

*favourite, damn yank

[@hidaven2006]

Speaking of history, the last Cowboys Super Bowl appearance might as well be labeled a historical event! 😂

[@jonastorres7196]

@@hidaven2006 lmao

[@theylied1776]

If you know where to look in downtown Atlanta, there is a gaslight and the side of a government building that still have the indentions from Union Canons

[@terranceramirez4816]

I’m going to Atlanta next week, I’ll have to look for that

[@noaht5191]

Ahh yeah, war crime canon damage. It's in a lot of places in the southeast actually. They destroyed Atlanta and columbia SC, and the visual remnants still exist, really did a lot of innocent civilians dirty...guess they felt it necessary to quell the south from regrouping. Dirty, but brilliant....and highly illegal nowadays.

[@davidgutierrez1729]

Where is it? I’ve lived in the metro area for years and had no idea.

[@iluvcamaros1912]

The statehouse in Columbia, SC has preserved cannon damage as well.

[@TJ-um8ce]

Where in ATL? That's fascinating !!

[@michaelr.2428]

GREAT video. You increased my knowledge In a quick fashion, thanks.

[@norm5785]

Wonderful piece of not well known history. Thank you for sharing.

[@wolf_mouth]

Crazy how something so insignificant and overlooked can actually be a symbolic remnant of one of our greatest achievements as a country.

[@alexg1778]

Yeah, an achievement that you were helped with by the French, Spanish and the Netherlands.😂 Americans always seem to leave that part out... They only helped you because they hated us too.

[@wolf_mouth]

@@alexg1778 sore loser says what?

[@wolf_mouth]

@@alexg1778 must be really hard growing up in a country who’s list of greatest achievements include a museum full of stolen cultural artifacts.

[@TheBruiseBrother]

My 8th G-Grandfather helped build and donate to that very fence/park before it was NYC. He owned The Atlantic Gardens. Capt Martin Krieger

[@libbylandscape3560]

That’s cool!

[@Jane-West]

Wow! How awesome!

[@jackiemack8653]

Wow! That's cool!

[@PhyllisJohnson-lr9bq]

😎

[@invaderzim1265]

Whoa.

[@QuestionEverythingLookDeeper]

What a great example of our history. Surprised it’s still there. Thank you for this video.

[@creeperboom9813]

I've only been to New York once for a school trip, luckily our tour guide actually showed us this, it's pretty cool!

[@JoshuaFinancialPL]

I just read this today in Richard Ketchum's excellent "Divided Loyalties: How the American Revolution Came to New York." Over 40,000 bullets were made from the lead statute, except the head, which was sent to London.

[@mrsullyrox]

Like in the Godfather? they put the horse head in the Kings Bed! Thats where that scene came from? just kiddin

[@jahimuddin2306]

They were not playing around.

[@gbenother8755]

I hope they at least drew on a mustache and spectacles before sending it!

[@bananablisss]

That’s so American 🇺🇸 🔫😎

[@Asi_de_bello]

❤❤❤

[@user-rk1ic9pq7r]

I found Trinity Church where Alexander Hamilton is buried just walking around down by Wall and Broadway. My wife is a New York native and didn’t even know it was there. It was built in the 1600s and still hold services.

[@Crazyclay78YT]

Wasnt that building in The National Treasure 😂

[@MrStapleduck]

A New York native who doesn’t know trinity??? Shooot bro…sounds like an upstater…Trinity opened up and housed people during 9/11. Every real NYer knows Trinity.

[@user-rk1ic9pq7r]

@@MrStapleduck she was already in Georgia by 9/11 but she is a Long Island native. Smithtown.

[@marcoi99495]

That church was built in 1830 at the site of a previous church, the oldest church in Manhattan is Paul’s chapel which was around during the revolution and is a part of trinity church actually and I bet at one point you could see it from trinity.

[@user-rk1ic9pq7r]

@@marcoi99495 whenever we get up there, I love to take pictures of the old architecture. there’s some really neat stuff between the buildings in New York if you take the time to look around

[@suen5006]

I love little details like this. There's a place on the lower level of the white house that shows burn marks from the War of 1812. I love to see little bits of history.

[@thelonelypamphleteer5722]

Great info... thanks for posting!

[@cfrygirl]

This is really cool. A friend of mine used to look at old maps of our city. He would go out to places that used to be on the map and find the coolest stuff. Thanks for the memories Jimmy ❤ rest easy friend

[@chefscorner7063]

Sounds like a cool and special friend. Always missed, never forgotten. That's how I pray I'm remembered, kinda like your friend Jimmy whom was just thought of by someone he never met thanks to your memory. Kinda cool if you think about it!! ✌️😁

[@cfrygirl]

I've been thinking about this comment for the last few days. So thoughtful! Some people just get it you know? Thank You

[@matthewambrose1110]

Reminds me of some historical remnants you can see in Dublin, Ireland. There was a event in 1916 in Ireland called the Easter Rising. It was a small scale armed uprising against British rule in Dublin that is seen as the starting point of Ireland's modern independence movement. The rebels occupied a number of major buildings throughout the city, including the General Post Office on O'Connell Street which still stands to this day. The uprising was put down after only a few days, but if you visit the GPO you can still see the bullet holes from the Easter Rising fighting in the stone columns out front

[@cfp11]

Very cool, I'd love to see and hear more. Thanks❤

[@PeaceJourney...]

Same with the Alamo, there are bullet holes all over the outer fence and buildings, the outer grounds are actually better than the tour of the shrine itself, not many realize that the entire area of downtown was a battleground at that time.

[@DALDO135]

IRELAND, I think you should be preparing for another uprising, to RID YOUR COUNTRY OF ILLEGAL ALIENS and your Socialist government...Why do you keep voting these foreigners into office ????... FJB...

[@cormacmccreary9160]

And to think dublin counsel thought the spire would be more "attractive" to tourists smh

[@carly8056]

It wasn’t a “small” uprising.

[@kellydalstok8900]

In London there are railings that were made from WW2 stretchers; they literally welded these iron stretchers together. It was a quick solution to replace the railings that were removed and scrapped at the start of the war to produce weapons.

[@doubled5368]

Born and raised in New England and iv always found it really cool that this is essentially where the country was founded and first formed . You can tell a lot from the names of towns and the fact that you can find really old cellar holes metal detecting with some pretty cool stuff in them .

[@legobobafett5045]

"Uno Reverse Card" -George Washington

[@cefb8923]

Laughed

[@tyriqkhalil]

Domain Expansion: *Infinite Teeth*

[@_Mr.Bread_]

Wtf 🤣💀🤣

[@legobobafett5045]

@Atleast5characters The Colonists used The Kings' Statue For Bullets to use against the British. Therefore. Unopened reverse card.

[@darrenswails]

Bunch of felons like DJT

[@Schacal6666]

Crazy how things can get overlooked / not cared about by the public or even the local governments and municipalities over hundreds of years

[@nomadicroadrat]

There's still a speakeasy that's been operating since the mid1920s. They haven't got the news that selling liquor is now legal. Wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't have a licence.

[@SwarthmoreDB]

Excellent historical information!

[@DaveWebb-ut8gf]

Cutting a football field in ten minutes is CRAZY. And 104 inch deck WTF WOW.

[@joycestempa5647]

LOVE that you are sharing this!! I hope tons of people watch this and go see the fence for themselves. Our history (humanity’s) is FASCINATING and I wish more people would look into it in order to understand how we got here (to modern day) and what lessons our past can teach us about what worked and more importantly, about what didn’t!!

[@tiffanyholman4028]

Making bullets from your enemies, of your enemies, is a new level of petty I didn't know I could aspire to.

[@2ksbu123]

That ain't petty it's common sense 🤦

[@KenBro05]

It’s called revolution! Fighting for freedom is not petty!

[@guadalupealvarado9623]

I don’t understand what your aaying

[@whiteglint7694]

​@@KenBro05is it still freedom when our own government today is more tyrannical than that of england back then?

[@sustainablerenewableintegr8311]

​@@whiteglint7694 America lost its freedom in 1913. Things got worse since 1971. All wars are banker's wars. It's time to break free from their debt bondage

[@delmonicofarquhar9893]

Pretty cool! It's very interesting that remnants from that iconic period of our history can still be literally tripped over.

[@atomdemise27]

One of the few tons my history books got right when growing up in 90s

[@NeoRacer]

They converted that sculpture into ammo which they used to defeat the people who it originally belonged to

[@erincarson8998]

We assumed they would want it back.

[@HT-gv1be]

All the heavy work was done by the French and Netherlands

[@SquidieTentacles]

​@@HT-gv1beand the Spanish

[@gnamp]

They converted that sculpture into ammo which they used to defeat the people they once were.

[@OhGummy]

@@HT-gv1beAnd why did these countries get involved in the first place? Because they felt the revolutionaries could win the ground war and make it worth their while.

[@xoffender45]

Leave it to NYC to leave a fence broken for over 200 years.

[@GoatyHerps]

It's New York. If they fix the fence people will notice it and find out about people standing up for themselves. The Libs don't like that.

[@soupdrinker]

Good, that fence has held up so well for over 200 years

[@DavidThomas-qq4hf]

Underrated comment💀💀

[@MM-jf1me]

I cackled -- thanks for the laugh.

[@ringo1692]

Leaving it in that original damaged state makes it a far superior fence that's lasted almost 300 yrs is evidence that proves it

[@KellsSmith1244]

I’m looking at a picture right now of an ancestor who fought in the revolutionary war and I’m glad to see this connection.

[@therealdeal3672]

Cool history minute!!!

[@Zulimi2]

This is why I love tour guiding, pointing out something that looks mundane but has a hardcore history.

[@MarguJames]

This deserves to go viral.

[@ibeetellingya5683]

NO WAY! THAT'S SO FREAKN COOL! I'm sure there's a lot of hands-on and connecting going on there now. I've seen a lot of NYC history disappear over the years, so this is incredible. This got past Robert Moses.

[@aligaines8476]

That's the real miracle.

[@raymondkymsuttle]

Oh, so THIS is where the ‘bowling green massacre’ happened. 😂

[@pentti3715]

Things like this are very interesting. In Finland you can still see bullet holes from our Civil War (1918) in the walls of many old buildings. Also, there is a brigde in Helsinki called Pitkäsilta ("the Long Bridge") which is very long (60 metres/190 feet) :D. That bridge was, and maybe for some people still is, a border between central Helsinki (where the rich people lived) and the eastern part of the city (where the poor workers lived). 100 years ago it was actually dangerous to cross the bridge. In the Civil War, the bridge was bombed by the Germans (allied with the White Finns) and there are still large holes in the bridge as it has never been repaired.

[@hdjksa52]

Wow....I lived not too far away from there in Staten Island. I used to go past that park everyday when I got off the ferry. I never know any of that.

[@ryasnipes6068]

So interesting. Thank you!

[@EB-73-]

This might be a family thing, as the internet refuses to acknowledge it, but as an upstate NYer, theres a local lane colloquially known as Bowling green just outside of Albany NY. Relatively irrelevant, but all the same, very fascinating to learn the history behind the name.

[@Curly22236]

It’s still crazy to think majority of manhattan they find old ships when digging into the ground

[@JosephWallace-xo8sg]

They used them to make it lol. That island wasn't as big as it is now 400yr ago.

[@robertmoffett3486]

Majority? No. In landfill downtown, yes, some. None restorable, unfortunately

[@user-gi1vr1mk5d]

Wow! 😮

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

​@@robertmoffett3486Do a little research on what they find perfectly preserved in p00p. The underground mountains of sewage back-up are full of treaures...hey, 300 year old poop has gotta have some history, right?

[@Curly22236]

@@robertmoffett3486 it’s still fucking amazing though that it was built by sinking ships and using them as a foundation

[@hussainkgg875]

For a second I thought the map from GTA 4

[@Kanik_Rust]

Same

[@Mustacheman17]

Crazy they built a whole city after a game

[@sdivine13]

​@@Mustacheman17at least they picked a good one to copy

[@FuryDuck]

Same lol

[@Karinesrecipe]

Thanx for sharing that!

[@proteusnz99]

Fascinating small piece of history, thank you for giving it wider notice.👍

[@WifeWantsAWizard]

For those of you who are curious, that foundry was in Litchfield, Connecticut. That king was George III. The statue was mostly lead. The tail from the horse is currently in the possession of the New-York Historical Society. A hand from the statue (tested to prove it's genuine) was found (in 1991) buried in someone's garden and sold at auction on 2019-NOV-04 for US$209,000. Pro-king residents of Wilton, CT stole the hand and several other bits to keep them from being turned into bullets. After the war, those residents fled to England, forgetting the hidden lead in their yards. Additionally, the Crown dispatched a spy to retrieve the head. He found the head and returned it to England. The revolutionaries had hammered a musket ball into the forehead. When Video Man said "the revolutionaries listening...", he's referring to exactly 40 dudes, a handful of which were soldiers. Also "marched" is a bit of a stretch because they waited several hours until nightfall.

[@YourFavDrone]

Using a statue of you enemies to fight them is tuff as shit🔥🗣️

[@srf2112]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you.

[@victormagnus1927]

A couple of inaccuracies here. Bullets had not been invented yet, the lead was used to for musket balls.. Also, the King George statue did not "represent the British Regime." The statue was a direct expression of gratitude from the New York Assembly for what was seen as King George's help in repealing the Stamp Act.

[@mrxman581]

That's some cool trivia. Well done.

[@FayCare.]

Not me thinking this was gta4 map

[@brandonbaltodano8058]

Using the metal from the statue as bullets is a baller move

[@MrTwenty20video]

Interesting history. Thanks.

[@bobxoneill]

i lived in East Setauket on long island. There is a church steeple that has bullet holes from the revolution. It was cool to see Setauket featured in that AMC series about the Washington spy network

[@thomassant2154]

I lived there at one time when I was younger, and there is so much history regarding the spy network that operated there.

[@stereowired]

The forge was in my hometown, Litchfield. I volunteered there as an archivist and they still have some of the musket balls that were from that statue.

[@Asi_de_bello]

This is awesome! ❤it! Thank you for sharing!

[@lights_camera_coffee]

Just curious - so were the bullets made of iron? Or was the statue made of lead? Usually a forge would heat up metal and hammer it into a shape, a foundry would melt metal for casting (like you would cast bullets)

[@stereowired]

@@lights_camera_coffee Gilded lead.

[@foxfox9845]

Thank you for the info

[@williamsifton6270]

Wow awesome history!!!

[@streetfighter2471]

Looks like the gta 4 map.

[@Raymal100]

I scrolled to find out if I was the only one that got the flashback

[@sonicboomerino7281]

We liberty city is basically new york city lol

[@IAmAFamel]

They actually built NYC based off of Liberty City, which is actually pretty neat. Goes to show the influence video games have on real life

[@TRIIGGAVELLI]

Algonquin is based on Manhattan. Obviously

[@OfDaSouth]

yeah, I wonder why detective!

[@dillonventola408]

Back when Americans wouldn't stand for a corrupt government

[@yomama1254]

Back when Americans knew corruption from frailty.

[@carsandstuff365]

Look at America now , England 2.0 with all the rules laws taxes licences for everything. No different it that respect

[@amoral_minority]

I am pretty sure the corrupt government got voted out 4 years ago. Not that the current government isn't... but at least it's significantly less corrupt.

[@cheeksdafreak3058]

​​@@carsandstuff365 strong men create peace weak men create chaos. America is controlled by the weak now. But not for long... Trump 2024 USA 🇺🇲

[@scots_knight4706]

​​@@carsandstuff365 At least in the UK we can cross the road without getting charged for Jay walking 😁 Yes, everyone is against rules until they find having no rules harms them or makes them sick. Toxic waste, no problem dump it wherever you like ? Standards for bridges or building, don't worry, no laws so nobody can sue us right 🙄 OSHA ; Black lung, crush injuries and people falling from heights ? No worries plenty people to spare in 330 Million. It's just called a devoloped nation, there are parts of the world where rules are very scarce and life is cheap. But you wouldn't want to live there I bet.

[@user-qg5wg9ut2o]

Phenomenal story 😮. Thank you ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@senka2578]

Sometimes seemingly insignificant things such as a fence can have immense meaning and/or history behind it.

[@user-ze7ky1ss5z]

Gta4 map is the first thing that came to mind when seeing this map😅

[@ballietheball9299]

There’s also the old stone house of Brooklyn which is a reconstruction of a 1776 house, which was destroyed in the 1800, but now it’s a museum with various artifacts of the time.

[@godawgzsicem]

I learned something new today. Thanks.

[@erictalkington5674]

Nice video!

[@EternalGaming2730]

Thought this was GTA IV for a second

[@wolfeinhorn4661]

Wow ! Thanks for sharing this very interesting history . Keep ‘em comin guys .

[@hegemonycricket9549]

That's cool stuff. Thanks!

[@gabrielleete2691]

Cool history!

[@justincase2281]

I love vids like this that refresh our history in the minds of those who forgot our history or were never taught. 🙏✝️❤️🇺🇸👍 I'm almost 70 and still learning. The good, the bad and the ugly. Also the beautiful!

[@jessvolina6007]

What a fantastic video! I’m a huge American history nerd and love the history of our Revolution especially. I’m 25 min away from NYC. Def gonna head downtown and check this out next time. Thanks!

[@Watching2909]

Hate them

[@LolLol-vk4rg]

>american history nerd >oblivious to an important symbolic location just 25m away typical

[@Watching2909]

@@LolLol-vk4rg what you on about?

[@G.h.o.s.t-mi2dc]

What the hell is wrong with Europeans? Can yall not be racist for 10 seconds? Coming from a European

[@RunnWScissors]

@@LolLol-vk4rg are you ok man?

[@cylkbrunson]

Originally from the East Coast, reside in the West for years now- back East are monuments and churches that have been standing since the birth of this country. I miss some those sights and when I do go back East to visit family there’s never enough time to revisit those sights

[@Rippertear]

y'know what else is easy to miss in NYC is my friend Martin. Most people don't look for him there but he's a great guy, and he gets lonely sometimes so it's really worth it to say hi if you have the time

[@beauhart5484]

so smooth and educational. daniel you're upping your game brother i

[@DanielsimsSteiner]

Thank u king 🙏🏻

[@jamesbjorlie]

Wow. Thanks for sharing this.

[@ColeBlecha]

This just has me wondering how old all the fences around me are now

[@merccadoosis8847]

Interesting! I was not aware that the fence came from that era. Thanks for sharing.

[@Dremth]

A good reminder for those currently in charge.

[@BlackedOutDreams]

Amen.

[@rudiruttger]

surely an old man would say that implication is reckless and irresponsible

[@lonyo5377]

The last civil war was started by the guys on the wrong side of history, which is also what Trump supporters are

[@alanweiman1521]

You know, the government has drones and countless other aminities they didn't have back then. This sounds like an even more senseless waste of lives if attempted in the modern era.

[@PapaShongo25]

@@rudiruttgerIt’s literally written in the constitution that people will have the right to own weapons to defend against a tyrannical government. Not for hunting, not for sport shooting. Too many transplants in this country that don’t understand why America became so prosperous. The government is supposed to be subservient to the people.

[@Shazprime]

Wow, if you look at that old map, see how much less land there was before they did land reclamation and created the site for the WTC and Battery Park City. The water was practically right at Bowling Green.

[@NiKiMa023]

I mean the water was LITERALLY at Bowling Green lol

[@robertmoffett3486]

West Street is called that for good reason

[@robertmoffett3486]

The same goes for the east side. Pearl Street was underwater. It was filled with ballast from British ships coming from Halifax unladen to pick up cargo from NY. The fill included lots of oyster shells, hence the name, or so legend says

[@LightbringerDesigns]

​@@robertmoffett3486 That seems a bit silly - why not instead bring stuff from England worth selling over here, so you make money off both legs of the trip?

[@WhoThisMonkey]

In London, you can see where fences were taken away to be melted down for steel during WW2, some of the railings are actually made out of WW2 stretchers.

[@craig8fs]

That’s so cool thank you for sharing

[@gechiewilliams8478]

Nice work. I'm in Boston. Great work. The name and initials are iconic.. Also, everyone has some relative in NYC

[@ArtisticlyAlexis]

Me too! I adore the history of our fair city. We may not have turned out to be the largest city in the Americas, but we were arguably the most influential to starting what became the USA.

[@simonlee4001]

Not iconic. Why does everyone say things are iconic recently? And why does every movie have someone say “you got this” or “I got this”….most annoying phrase ever. Start noticing it and you can’t watch movies made after 2005 anymore. It’s too annoying. Stop over-using that word incorrectly, please?

[@Muddler182]

@@simonlee4001do you really expect us to stop incorrectly using it

[@_RETRO__]

I thought this was the GTA IV map 💀

[@EUROCORP2027]

It is in a way

[@ezioaltairac]

The R* North developers did a great job making Algonquin look incredibly close to Manhattan.

[@prithvi8961]

Same

[@crazy4beatles]

So cool! One of the offices I work out of was nearby and I’d get off at Bowling Green. Sat at the benches many a time.

[@pbase36]

I'm near there all the time! Never knew that fence was that old