ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, ðə hˈɑːɹləm ɹˈɪvɚ ʃˈɪp kənˈæl wʌz dˈʌɡ bᵻtwˌiːn mˈɑːɹbəl hˈɪl ænd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv mænhˈæʔn̩, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kɹˈiːk ɹˈaʊɾɪŋ wʌz fˈɪld ˈɪn.
In 1895, the Harlem River Ship Canal was dug between Marble Hill and the rest of Manhattan, and in 1914 the original creek routing was filled in.