1609 – 1614

The Dutch Arrive in North America and Establishment of Fort Orange

In 1609, the De Halve Maen, a trading vessel from the Dutch East India Company, arrived at Sandy Hook before moving up the Hudson River. The abundance of natural resources (beaver) and position on the river made it an area of great interest to the Dutch, who would establish a colony in the years after the De Halve Maen's expedition, settling in what would become eventually become Albany, NY in 1614. The settlement was known as Fort Orange, and was the first permanent settlement in the burgeoning "New Netherlands".

Sandy Hook, NJ ; Hudson River Valley

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Casey Blair