In 1609, Henry Hudson drew water from this spring.
Before the White Man's arrival, Lenni Lenape Indians obtained water from this site. Packet ships continued to use the spring into the 1800's. — — Map (db m5678) HM
From this ancient
"Tower of Tears"
erected 1482 A.D.
Henry Hudson
set sail
April 4th.'1609 A.D.
on the vessel "Half Moon"
on that voyage of discovery
destined to bring him to
the harbor of New York
and the Hudson River . . . — — Map (db m116691) HM
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