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The Harlem Neighborhood Block Association
April 13, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
A postcard from Harlem
June 13, 10 AM, 1910, Montana:
Dear Elsie,
Was pleased to learn that your Grandma is in good health & will be glad to welcome you both back to Harlem. My health is much improved.
Sincerely, Mrs Ringwald
Harlem, Montana
June 13th, 1910
Formerly Known as Muscoota
Before the Dutch named our community 'Nieuw Haarlem' which was eventually shortened to simply 'Harlem', the Lenape People who lived on Manahatta, called our part of the island 'Muscoota'. Reports sent back by early Dutch colonists to encourage further Dutch settlers described in glowing terms the flora, fauna, soils, and climate of Harlem.
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