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Does anyone know about an urban legend called the Manhatten Piller?

• Does anyone know about an urban legend called the Manhatten Piller? A friend of mine is doing research for a paper on urban legends, and he put this question to me. I'm stumped, so I thought I'd put it to you. "I'm trying to find reference on a New York urban legend called the Manhattan Pillar. According to the legend there is a huge pillar supporting the Island of Manhattan. The pillar constantly spins until one fated day when it will stop, and Manhattan will sink into the river. It would suck to be in times square that day. ;) Does anyone know where I can find more info about this? I've tried search engines. But all I get are article about David Blaine standing on a 83 foot pillar foe 3 days. Which is cool. I like david Blaine. But is doesn't help me."

• Answer:

  Here's the first posting on the site that was mentioned above: During colonialism, New York was purchased from the local Aboriginals for what seemed like a steal. A man was exploring an area where he encountered a sinkhole. Now thinking, like Treasure Isle (Oak Isle) that this may be a pirate’s hole, he asked the owner of the land if he may go down and explore. Given the go ahead, and agreeing to divvy up the spoils, he attached a line to a tree and lowered himself down. What he saw beggared his imagination. It was an underground cavern or chasm, with a sea below. Stalactites hung everywhere, and in one spot a huge one grew to the ground, resembling a pillar. Spooked by this he hauled himself up. The thought in his mind, “What if the ground caves in?" The hole was covered with tree limbs and whatnot. Over the years it became overgrown again. It is now probably completely filled with water, for comparatively recently, the Staten Island Ferry reported a whirlpool in the bay. This caused some consternation, so some barges were sent out and huge blocks of concrete & debris were added until it was covered up. These "holes" in the sea are reported infrequently. Charybdis of myth was one and was still observable until the 1800’s.