Morningside Heights in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Lenape Nation

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 19, 2025

1. The Lenape Nation Marker

Inscription.
Honoring the generations of indigenous people who cared for the lands and waters upon which Harlem is situated.

Erected by While We Are Still Here.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the While We Are Still Here series list.

Location. 40° 48.974′ N, 73° 57.516′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Morningside Heights. It is at the intersection of West 125th Street and Broadway, on the right when traveling north on West 125th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 W 125th Street, New York NY 10027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Yuri Kochiyama (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Manhattanville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Claremont Inn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Claremont Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); International House (approx. ¼ mile away); Japanese Lantern (approx. ¼ mile away); The Amiable Child Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Sakura Park (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Also see . . .
1. Lenape (Wikipedia). Overview:

The Lenape (also called the Lenni Lenape and Delaware people) are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, who live in the United States and Canada.

The Lenape's historical territory included present-day northeastern Delaware, all of New Jersey, the eastern Pennsylvania regions of the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania, and New York Bay, western Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley in New York state. Today communities are based in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Ontario.

(Submitted on July 21, 2025.)

2. Lenape Native: A History of The First New Yorkers (New York Nature).

The Lenape Nation Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 19, 2025

2. The Lenape Nation Marker - wide view

(Submitted on July 21, 2025.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.