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Oysters were once so common in New York Harbour that they're on our flag.
by JBReefer 11y ago
Oysters were once so common in New York Harbour that they're on our flag.
- goldbrick 11y agoWhat? The state flag or the city flag? I just double checked and I don't see what you're talking about.
- JBReefer 11y agoI am wrong! It's a beaver [0], for the beaver trade that built the port. Still, the Lenape word for "Queens" is "island of sea shells", and they're a huge part of New York food history [1]! [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_New_York_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_New_York_City [1] http://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/01/history-half-shell-intertwined-story-new-york-city-and-its-oysters http://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/06/01/history-half-shell-inter...