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Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: June 18, 2017
Caption: Henry Hudson Marker - Wide View
Additional Description: The Schreierstoren (English incorrectly translated as: Weeper's Tower), originally part of the medieval city wall of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was built in the 15th century. It was the location from which Henry Hudson set sail on his journey to Northern America. This expedition would lead to the discovery of the island of Manhattan among others. It was built as a defense tower in 1481. It is currently a café and nautical bookstore. The old name was 'Schreyhoeckstoren' meaning in old Dutch the sharp angle of the tower with the once connected citywalls. Later they started calling it in short the Schreierstoren....The myth that it was the place where sailor's wives were weeping when their men set sail is a romantic falsification. - Wikipedia
Submitted: July 9, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p388638
File Size: 2.249 Megabytes

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