ZU
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Von madhaunter
ZU
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Von madhaunter
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‚t zijn altijd de walen hé
TIL too, merci!
Fun fact: Wallonia, Wales, and Wallachia all derive from the same root meaning „stranger“.
There’s a sign about the Walloon settlers in battery park. Sign was donated by the province of Hainaut.
Edit: https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/battery-park/monuments/1647
„Confusion over the origins of the name Wall Street appeared in modern times because in the 19th and early 20th century some historians mistakenly thought the Dutch had called it „de Waal Straat“, which to Dutch ears sounds like [Walloon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloons) Street. However, in 17th century New Amsterdam, de Waal Straat (Wharf or Dock Street) was a section of what is today’s [Pearl Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Street_(Manhattan)).“
[Wall Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street)
And they turned it into the best place on earth where you can get rich using others peoples merit and money. Figures.
In die tijd bestonden er nog geen walen :facepalm:
Peter Minuit was a Walloon who worked for the West-India Compagnie and he explored the Hudson river and oversaw the purchase of Manhattan Island.
Or it may be referring to the Dutch [River Waal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waal_(river)).
I am sticking with it being named after the wall that ran along it. The Dutch name such wall „(stads)wal“, or rampart in English. On [this map](https://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/page/7103/map-of-new-amsterdam) you can clearly see the rampart.