----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Frank Reed wrote: Also, isn't part of the "legal" Manhattan on the Bronx side of the Harlem River anyway? If I remember right from living up there, the Inwood area is part of Manhattan but it's firmly attached to the Bronx shore. On the other hand, this may have been due to human intervention --older maps show the river curving up a bit further north. Anyone know? If I remember correctly (and if not, someone will tell me), when the course of the Harlem River was changed by human intervention (in order to "straighten out" a nasty curve and thus cut down sailing time) it was a piece of the Bronx which suddenly found itself on the south side of the river and part of Manhattan, rather than the other way as described by Frank. And Inwood is the name of the neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan Island (or Peninsula, if you want to be legal about it). Thanks to David Allen for that interesting information--any news on when New York is going to realize that Liberty Island belongs to New Jersey?! ********************************************************************** April Carlucci [log in to unmask] The British Library Voice +44 171 412 7000x4167 Map Library +44 171 412 7703 Great Russell Street Fax +44 171 412 7780 London WC1B 3DG United Kingdom "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" **********************************************************************