Northwest Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance is a memorial in Manhattan, New York. Northwest Ordinance is situated nearby to the memorial Statue of George Washington, as well as near the health club Equinox.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Federal Hall and New York Stock Exchange.
Federal Hall
Historic building
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Federal Hall was the first capitol building of the United States established under the Constitution. Serving as the meeting place of the First United States Congress and the site of George Washington's first presidential inauguration, the building was located at the intersection of Wall and Broad streets in Lower Manhattan, New York City, from 1703 to 1812.
New York Stock Exchange
Photo: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0.
The New York Stock Exchange Building is the headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange, located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Freedom Tower
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and as the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Freedom Tower is situated 2,200 feet north of Northwest Ordinance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Battery Park City.
Financial District
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District comprises the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Hudson River on the west, the East River on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and Barclay Street on the north.
Battery Park City
Neighborhood
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Battery Park City is a mainly residential 92-acre planned community and neighborhood on the west side of the southern tip of the island of Manhattan in New York City.
Downtown Manhattan
Quarter
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York City, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city.
Northwest Ordinance
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “On this site the United State in Congress Assembled on the 13th day of July in the Year of Our Lord 1787 and of their sovereignty and Independence the twelfth, enacted an Ordinance for the government of the territory north west of the River Ohio, by...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70718° or 40° 42′ 26″ northLongitude
-74.01059° or 74° 0′ 38″ westOpen location code
87G7PX4Q+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 11053136318OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Statue of George Washington and Equinox.
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