General Question

silky1's avatar

Where did Pearl Street in NY get it's name?

Asked by silky1 (1510points) November 14th, 2010
1 response
“Great Question” (0points)

I’ve heard it was the oyster shells they used for landfill.

Topics: , ,
Observing members: 0
Composing members: 0

Answers

iamthemob's avatar

The name Pearl Street is an English translation of the Dutch Parelstraat (written as Paerlstraet around 1660).

Answer this question

Login

or

Join

to answer.

Mobile | Desktop


Send Feedback   

`