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Legends of New York's Islands: Buried Treasure and Typhoid Mary
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New York City conjures up images of a neon-drenched Times Square, skyscrapers gleaming in the sun, and the labyrinthine subway system.
Yet the city also boasts three main rivers; the Hudson to the west, the East River to the east (unsurprisingly), and the Harlem to the north. Where we find rivers, we can find islands.
Where we find islands, we find folklore.
New York is no exception. That said, the stories we’ll explore this time are far from the druids of Ynys Môn or the megaliths of Menorca. These are stories of people, those arriving, those forced to stay, and those who want to bury treasure.
Let’s go and meet them in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore…
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