by Geoff Cobb 
Today Greenpoint is a densely populated urban neighborhood, whose remaining factory buildings bear silent witness to its past as one of the largest centers of industrialization in America. However, Greenpoint was once far different. It was a pristine place of great natural beauty, and its Native American inhabitants, the Mespeatches, worshipped the nature here as something holy. Let us take an imaginary canoe trip with them.
We begin our journey in Maspeth, a ways up…
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Geoff, this is an amazing piece. May I inquire about your sources? I’ve been hunting some down but have yet to find anything so comprehensive. Just bought your GP book by the way.