1893: The Tombs’ Black Cat That Befriended Prisoners on Murderers’ Row » Collect Pond2
The city block that is bound by Walker, Centre, Leonard, and Lafayette Street was once known as the Collect Pond, a body of fresh water that was connected to both the East and Hudson Rivers. To the north was Bayard’s Mount, the highest point in Manhattan, and to the south was a Native American settlement known as Werpoes.
Collect Pond, New York, 1700s
