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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|New York City\|Business and economics\|Banks}}~~
	* [[Main Street]]		* [[Main Street]]
	* [[K Street (Washington, D.C.)]]		* [[K Street (Washington, D.C.)]]

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	Slavery was introduced to Manhattan in 1626, but it was not until December 13, 1711, that the New York City Common Council made Wall Street the city's first official slave market for the sale and rental of enslaved Africans and Indians.<ref>[http://maap.columbia.edu/place/22.html Slave Market]. Mapping the African American Past, [[Columbia University]].</ref><ref>Peter Alan Harper (February 5, 2013). [https://www.theroot.com/how-slave-labor-made-new-york-1790895122 How Slave Labor Made New York]. ''[[The Root (magazine)\|The Root]].'' Retrieved April 21, 2014.</ref> The slave market operated from 1711 to 1762 at the corner of Wall and Pearl Streets. It was a wooden structure with a roof and open sides, although walls may have been added over the years and could hold approximately 50 men. The city directly benefited from the sale of slaves by implementing taxes on every person who was bought and sold there.<ref>WNYC (April 14, 2015). [http://www.wnyc.org/story/nyc-acknowledge-its-slave-market-more-50-years/ City to Acknowledge it Operated a Slave Market for More Than 50 Years]. ''[[WNYC]].'' Retrieved April 15, 2015.</ref>		Slavery was introduced to Manhattan in 1626, but it was not until December 13, 1711, that the New York City Common Council made Wall Street the city's first official slave market for the sale and rental of enslaved Africans and Indians.<ref>[http://maap.columbia.edu/place/22.html Slave Market]. Mapping the African American Past, [[Columbia University]].</ref><ref>Peter Alan Harper (February 5, 2013). [https://www.theroot.com/how-slave-labor-made-new-york-1790895122 How Slave Labor Made New York]. ''[[The Root (magazine)\|The Root]].'' Retrieved April 21, 2014.</ref> The slave market operated from 1711 to 1762 at the corner of Wall and Pearl Streets. It was a wooden structure with a roof and open sides, although walls may have been added over the years and could hold approximately 50 men. The city directly benefited from the sale of slaves by implementing taxes on every person who was bought and sold there.<ref>WNYC (April 14, 2015). [http://www.wnyc.org/story/nyc-acknowledge-its-slave-market-more-50-years/ City to Acknowledge it Operated a Slave Market for More Than 50 Years]. ''[[WNYC]].'' Retrieved April 15, 2015.</ref>

	In the late 18th century, there was a [[American sycamore\|buttonwood]] tree at the foot of Wall Street under which traders and speculators would gather to trade securities. The benefit was being in proximity to each other.~~<ref name=twsJanN215a/>~~<ref name="History.com Wall Street Timeline"/> In 1792, traders formalized their association with the [[Buttonwood Agreement]] which was the origin of the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan04.html Today in History: January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange] The Library of Congress. Retrieved August 8, 2011.</ref> The idea of the agreement was to make the market more "structured" and "without the manipulative auctions", with a commission structure.<ref name=twsJanSb/> Persons signing the agreement agreed to charge each other a standard commission rate; persons not signing could still participate but would be charged a higher commission for dealing.<ref name=twsJanSb/>		In the late 18th century, there was a [[American sycamore\|buttonwood]] tree at the foot of Wall Street under which traders and speculators would gather to trade securities. The benefit was being in proximity to each other.<ref name="History.com Wall Street Timeline"/><ref name=twsJanN215a/> In 1792, traders formalized their association with the [[Buttonwood Agreement]] which was the origin of the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan04.html Today in History: January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange] The Library of Congress. Retrieved August 8, 2011.</ref> The idea of the agreement was to make the market more "structured" and "without the manipulative auctions", with a commission structure.<ref name=twsJanSb/> Persons signing the agreement agreed to charge each other a standard commission rate; persons not signing could still participate but would be charged a higher commission for dealing.<ref name=twsJanSb/>
	[[File:New York City Hall 1789b.jpg\|thumb\|An engraving from 1855, showing a conjectural view of Wall Street, including the original Federal Hall, as it probably looked at the time of [[George Washington]]'s inauguration, 1789.]]		[[File:New York City Hall 1789b.jpg\|thumb\|An engraving from 1855, showing a conjectural view of Wall Street, including the original Federal Hall, as it probably looked at the time of [[George Washington]]'s inauguration, 1789.]]
	In 1789, Wall Street was the scene of the United States' first presidential inauguration when [[George Washington]] took the oath of office on the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on April 30, 1789. This was also the location of the passing of the [[United States Bill of Rights\|Bill Of Rights]]. [[Alexander Hamilton]], who was the first Treasury secretary and "architect of the early United States financial system", is buried in the cemetery of [[Trinity Church (Manhattan)\|Trinity Church]], as is [[Robert Fulton]] famed for his [[steamboat]]s.<ref name="twsJanO53a">{{cite news \|author=[[Daniel Gross]] \|title=The Capital of Capital No More? \|work=The New York Times: Magazine \|date=October 14, 2007 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/magazine/14wallstreet-t.html \|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1863/12/23/news/a-monument-to-robert-fulton.html "A Monument to Robert Fulton"] ''New York Times'',12 December 1863</ref>		In 1789, Wall Street was the scene of the United States' first presidential inauguration when [[George Washington]] took the oath of office on the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on April 30, 1789. This was also the location of the passing of the [[United States Bill of Rights\|Bill Of Rights]]. [[Alexander Hamilton]], who was the first Treasury secretary and "architect of the early United States financial system", is buried in the cemetery of [[Trinity Church (Manhattan)\|Trinity Church]], as is [[Robert Fulton]] famed for his [[steamboat]]s.<ref name="twsJanO53a">{{cite news \|author=[[Daniel Gross]] \|title=The Capital of Capital No More? \|work=The New York Times: Magazine \|date=October 14, 2007 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/magazine/14wallstreet-t.html \|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1863/12/23/news/a-monument-to-robert-fulton.html "A Monument to Robert Fulton"] ''New York Times'',12 December 1863</ref>

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	Slavery was introduced to Manhattan in 1626, but it was not until December 13, 1711, that the New York City Common Council made Wall Street the city's first official slave market for the sale and rental of enslaved Africans and Indians.<ref>[http://maap.columbia.edu/place/22.html Slave Market]. Mapping the African American Past, [[Columbia University]].</ref><ref>Peter Alan Harper (February 5, 2013). [https://www.theroot.com/how-slave-labor-made-new-york-1790895122 How Slave Labor Made New York]. ''[[The Root (magazine)\|The Root]].'' Retrieved April 21, 2014.</ref> The slave market operated from 1711 to 1762 at the corner of Wall and Pearl Streets. It was a wooden structure with a roof and open sides, although walls may have been added over the years and could hold approximately 50 men. The city directly benefited from the sale of slaves by implementing taxes on every person who was bought and sold there.<ref>WNYC (April 14, 2015). [http://www.wnyc.org/story/nyc-acknowledge-its-slave-market-more-50-years/ City to Acknowledge it Operated a Slave Market for More Than 50 Years]. ''[[WNYC]].'' Retrieved April 15, 2015.</ref>		Slavery was introduced to Manhattan in 1626, but it was not until December 13, 1711, that the New York City Common Council made Wall Street the city's first official slave market for the sale and rental of enslaved Africans and Indians.<ref>[http://maap.columbia.edu/place/22.html Slave Market]. Mapping the African American Past, [[Columbia University]].</ref><ref>Peter Alan Harper (February 5, 2013). [https://www.theroot.com/how-slave-labor-made-new-york-1790895122 How Slave Labor Made New York]. ''[[The Root (magazine)\|The Root]].'' Retrieved April 21, 2014.</ref> The slave market operated from 1711 to 1762 at the corner of Wall and Pearl Streets. It was a wooden structure with a roof and open sides, although walls may have been added over the years and could hold approximately 50 men. The city directly benefited from the sale of slaves by implementing taxes on every person who was bought and sold there.<ref>WNYC (April 14, 2015). [http://www.wnyc.org/story/nyc-acknowledge-its-slave-market-more-50-years/ City to Acknowledge it Operated a Slave Market for More Than 50 Years]. ''[[WNYC]].'' Retrieved April 15, 2015.</ref>

	In the late 18th century, there was a [[American sycamore\|buttonwood]] tree at the foot of Wall Street under which traders and speculators would gather to trade securities. The benefit was being in proximity to each other.~~<ref name=twsJanN215a/>~~<ref name="History.com Wall Street Timeline"/> In 1792, traders formalized their association with the [[Buttonwood Agreement]] which was the origin of the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan04.html Today in History: January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange] The Library of Congress. Retrieved August 8, 2011.</ref> The idea of the agreement was to make the market more "structured" and "without the manipulative auctions", with a commission structure.<ref name=twsJanSb/> Persons signing the agreement agreed to charge each other a standard commission rate; persons not signing could still participate but would be charged a higher commission for dealing.<ref name=twsJanSb/>		In the late 18th century, there was a [[American sycamore\|buttonwood]] tree at the foot of Wall Street under which traders and speculators would gather to trade securities. The benefit was being in proximity to each other.<ref name="History.com Wall Street Timeline"/><ref name=twsJanN215a/> In 1792, traders formalized their association with the [[Buttonwood Agreement]] which was the origin of the [[New York Stock Exchange]].<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan04.html Today in History: January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange] The Library of Congress. Retrieved August 8, 2011.</ref> The idea of the agreement was to make the market more "structured" and "without the manipulative auctions", with a commission structure.<ref name=twsJanSb/> Persons signing the agreement agreed to charge each other a standard commission rate; persons not signing could still participate but would be charged a higher commission for dealing.<ref name=twsJanSb/>
	[[File:New York City Hall 1789b.jpg\|thumb\|An engraving from 1855, showing a conjectural view of Wall Street, including the original Federal Hall, as it probably looked at the time of [[George Washington]]'s inauguration, 1789.]]		[[File:New York City Hall 1789b.jpg\|thumb\|An engraving from 1855, showing a conjectural view of Wall Street, including the original Federal Hall, as it probably looked at the time of [[George Washington]]'s inauguration, 1789.]]
	In 1789, Wall Street was the scene of the United States' first presidential inauguration when [[George Washington]] took the oath of office on the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on April 30, 1789. This was also the location of the passing of the [[United States Bill of Rights\|Bill Of Rights]]. [[Alexander Hamilton]], who was the first Treasury secretary and "architect of the early United States financial system", is buried in the cemetery of [[Trinity Church (Manhattan)\|Trinity Church]], as is [[Robert Fulton]] famed for his [[steamboat]]s.<ref name="twsJanO53a">{{cite news \|author=[[Daniel Gross]] \|title=The Capital of Capital No More? \|work=The New York Times: Magazine \|date=October 14, 2007 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/magazine/14wallstreet-t.html \|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1863/12/23/news/a-monument-to-robert-fulton.html "A Monument to Robert Fulton"] ''New York Times'',12 December 1863</ref>		In 1789, Wall Street was the scene of the United States' first presidential inauguration when [[George Washington]] took the oath of office on the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on April 30, 1789. This was also the location of the passing of the [[United States Bill of Rights\|Bill Of Rights]]. [[Alexander Hamilton]], who was the first Treasury secretary and "architect of the early United States financial system", is buried in the cemetery of [[Trinity Church (Manhattan)\|Trinity Church]], as is [[Robert Fulton]] famed for his [[steamboat]]s.<ref name="twsJanO53a">{{cite news \|author=[[Daniel Gross]] \|title=The Capital of Capital No More? \|work=The New York Times: Magazine \|date=October 14, 2007 \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/magazine/14wallstreet-t.html \|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1863/12/23/news/a-monument-to-robert-fulton.html "A Monument to Robert Fulton"] ''New York Times'',12 December 1863</ref>

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