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Manhattan Rock Deepens Speculation On Island’s Fate
At Glasgow meeting of the AAAS, Prof Douglas Johnson argued Manhattan rests on solid bedrock and will not subside, while Dr Chester A Reed of the American Museum of Natural History warned of ongoing sinking. Reed cites New York Telephone excavation showing rock 75 feet below low tide on the Hudson side and peat layers indicating former surface vegetation.
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Douglas Johnson
Columbia University
Bir Association For the Advancement of Science
Glasgow
Scotland
New York City
Manhattan
Chester A. Reeds
American Museum of Ptural History
Broadway
New York
Reeds
Manhattan Island
Battery
Hellgate
Hudson
East River
Upper Manhattan
New York Telephone
Lower Manhattan
Hudson River
The
Museum of Natural Tee
J. Johnson
Jamaica Bay
Fort Hamilton
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