Buttonwood tree on Wall Street
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The Buttonwood tree on Wall Street is the historic meeting spot where 24 New York stockbrokers signed the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement, an event widely regarded as the origin of the New York Stock Exchange.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic meeting place
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symbol of financial history ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York Stock Exchange
NERFINISHED
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Wall Street financial district NERFINISHED ⓘ history of American finance ⓘ securities brokerage ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
New York Stock Exchange historical narratives
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historical markers on Wall Street ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| eventCharacterization | foundational moment in U.S. securities markets ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of the origins of modern stock trading in the United States ⓘ |
| hasRole |
birthplace of organized securities trading in New York
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origin site of the New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Wall Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | buttonwood tree (sycamore) ⓘ |
| numberOfSignatories | 24 ⓘ |
| partOf |
early history of the New York Stock Exchange
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history of Wall Street ⓘ |
| signatoriesType | New York stockbrokers ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Buttonwood Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1792-05-17 ⓘ |
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