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Seneca Village was a small village in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, founded by freed black people.〔 Seneca Village existed from 1825 through 1857, when it was torn down for the construction of Central Park. The village was the first significant community of Afrikan property owners on Manhattan, and also came to be inhabited by several other minorities, including Irish and German immigrants. The village was located on about between where 82nd and 89th Streets and Seventh and Eighth Avenues〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Seneca Village )〕 would now intersect, an area now covered by Central Park. A stone outcropping near the 85th Street entrance to Central Park is believed to be part of a foundation of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.〔 ==Etymology== The origin of Seneca Village's name is not exactly known; however, a number of theories have been advanced. #One theory suggests the word “Seneca” came from a Roman philosopher named Lucius Annaeus Seneca, whose book was often read by African American activists. #In Upstate New York, the Hamlet of "Seneca Falls" was established in the 17th century. Notable strides in Women's Rights and Civil Rights were made in this area. In New York, many major names were repeated in naming new provinces and villages. Seneca Falls was connected to the Erie Canal in 1828. Many names, such as Seneca and Bedford, can be found throughout Manhattan and other areas of NY. # Another theory is that the village was named after a group of Native Americans, the Seneca nation.〔http://www.harlemlive.org/community/parks/senecavillage/seneca.html 〕 #Sara Cedar Miller, the Central Park Conservancy's historian suggests, "It must have been an ethnic slur," a way to simultaneously denigrate Indians and blacks. #Some suggest it is a derivative of Senegal, a country in West Africa, where many of the people who lived in the village were from. #Yet other theories suggest the name could also have been used as a code for the Underground Railroad.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seneca Village」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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