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Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

First Printing Press in the Colony of New York

 
 
First Printing Press in New York Colony Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R. C., April 8, 2011
1. First Printing Press in New York Colony Marker
Inscription.
On this site
William Bradford
appointed
Public Printer
April 10th A.D. 1693
established the first
printing press
in the
Colony of New York.

Erected by the
New York
Historical Society
April 10th A.D. 1893
in commemoration of
the 200th Anniversary
of the introduction of
printing in
New York.

 
Erected 1893 by New York Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraCommunications. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1842.
 
Location. 40° 42.243′ N, 74° 0.615′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. Marker is on Pearl Street south of Hanover Square, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 81 Pearl Street, New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stone Street Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); 57 Stone Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Dutch Hoog Straat (within shouting distance of this marker); The Archaeology of the Stadt Huys Block (within shouting distance of this marker); 13 South William Street
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); India House / British Memorial Garden in Hanover Square (about 300 feet away); Vietnam Veterans Plaza (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Also see . . .  William Bradford (Colonial printer). Wikipedia (Submitted on April 14, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.) 
 
First Printing Press in New York Colony Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R. C., April 8, 2011
2. First Printing Press in New York Colony Marker
Marker is on a support column of Beckett's Bar and Grill.
William Bradford image. Click for full size.
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3. William Bradford
A product of Bradford's press. image. Click for full size.
from the Library of Congress, unknown
4. A product of Bradford's press.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2011, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,323 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2011, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas.   3, 4. submitted on March 6, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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