Rennick Despeignes, MS

Brooklyn

1. Chains - the earliest 17th century dated chains used to enslave the first eleven Angolan slave during this century to represent the second group to enter Manhattan in June 1626. They built the first fort and cleared land for Dutch farmers

2. Sixty Guilders - The earliest Guilders yet discovered, to represent the Sixty Guilders.

3. Gun and Bullets - the earliest gun and bullet from the 18th century, to represent how natives and slaves were ultimately controlled.

4. Concrete

5. The first section of The Croton Fountain, used in 1842 to start indoor plumbing.

6. The first shovel to be used to dig the Erie Canal (and/or Dewitt Clinton's 1811 written proposal)

7. First notice of the Stamp Act to be sent to NY in the Spring of 1765.

8. Any of the first light bulbs purchased and used in NY.

9. The TV

10. The PC

Please see Nominees above