Rewind: The Mystery of the Central Park Obelisk - a podcast by Bowery Boys Media

Cleopatra’s Needle is the name given to the ancient Egyptian obelisk that sits in Central Park, right behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  This is the bizarre tale of how it arrived in New York and the unusual forces that went behind its transportation from Alexandra to a hill called Greywacke Knoll.

FEATURING The secrets of the Freemasons, a mysterious and controversial fraternity who have been involved in several critical moments in American history (including the inauguration of fellow Mason George Washington.)PLUS A newly recorded tale about another ancient landmark that has made its way to New York City -- a column from the ancient city of Jerash, brought here because of ... Robert Moses?

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This is a re-presentation of a show originally released on June 26, 2014 with new 2020 bonus material recorded for this episode. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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