[4yearlurker]

I know this is the wrong part of the country,but John Heckwelder wrote that “Manhattan” translates to “Place were I first got drunk.”

[Red Badger]

“Manhattan” translates to “Place were I first got drunk.”

Should translate into "Place where white man first got swindled." The Indians who sold Manhattan Island to the Dutch were from Long Island. The Dutch didn't know that and proceeded to make a deal for the famous $24 in trinkets for the land. The Indians took the loot and left. When the Dutch started to settle in the real Indian owners of the island showed up from the mainland and demanded payment............The first NYC land swindle waaaay before the Brooklyn Bridge.......