Origins Quiz — Sunday, August 30, 2026

What lower Manhattan street took its name from a defensive wooden wall built by Dutch colonists in the 1650s to protect New Amsterdam from English and Native American attacks, torn down decades before the street became the heart of American finance? (Two words: 4, 6 letters)

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