[VIDEO] Piece of American Revolution still stands in New York's oldest fence

This video explores the history of the Bowling Green fence in Manhattan, New York's oldest fence. Originally installed in 1771 to protect a statue of King George III of Great Britain, the fence became a witness to a dramatic event on July 9, 1776. After the Declaration of Independence was read, angry crowds tore down King George's statue. The lead from the statue was then melted down to create musket balls for the American Revolution. Pieces of the statue were eventually recovered over the centuries, with some now housed at the Wilton Historical Society and the Museum of the City of New York. The fence itself was vandalized during the rebellion, with its decorative finials (described as gold crowns) removed, likely for use as munitions. The fence, however, survived and was reinstalled at Bowling Green in 1938 by the Parks Department, standing today as a rare physical link to New York City's revolutionary past.