Inwood Section Of Manhattan

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Inwood section of manhattan. It is bounded by the hudson river to the west spuyten duyvil creek and marble hill to the north the harlem river to the east and washington heights to the south. Inwood is a neighborhood in the new york city borough of manhattan at the northern tip of manhattan island in the u s. It was built by william dyckman grandson of jan dyckman who first arrived in the area from holland in the 1600s.
I hope you enjoy this magical history tour. State of new york. Located at the tip of manhattan inwood is at the northernmost point on the island.
Because it s so far up and is bounded on three sides by the harlem and hudson rivers it feels more peaceful than upper manhattan s more centrally located neighborhoods like hamilton heights or harlem. A site dedicated to inwood s historic secrets and treasures. The historical centerpiece of inwood is the dyckman farmhouse at broadway and west 204th street which has been here since about 1785 and is manhattan s last remaining colonial farmhouse.
With the harlem river to the north and east the hudson river to the west and marble hill directly north inwood is bound by water on three sides. For decades inwood has been one of new york city s untouched gems.