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The Buttonwood Agreement

THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT IN 1792, RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE STANDING, THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT WAS OFFICIALLY SIGNED AND EXECUTED, ESTABLISHING THE FIRST EVER NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. AT THE TIME, THE...

THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT

IN 1792, RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE STANDING, THE BUTTONWOOD AGREEMENT WAS OFFICIALLY SIGNED AND EXECUTED, ESTABLISHING THE FIRST EVER NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. AT THE TIME, THE TONTINE COFFEE HOUSE STOOD ON THIS SITE AND SERVED AS ITS FIRST OFFICIAL HOME

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