Here it is, a little bit belated, of why I went to NY this last weekend. Sorry it took so long. Where I stayed didn't have internet access and besides, I only have one regular reader so I figured that you one person could wait a bit until I got back.
New York City wasn't always called New York. The area, as everyone knows, was originally explored by Henry Hudson in 1609 but actually settled in 1613 with Ford Amsterdam being erected in the area now known as Manhattan in 1625 by the Dutch.
The British conquered the area in 1664 from the Dutch. The Dutch later retook the island renaming it New Orange only to trade it in a treaty for Suriname in 1674. Thus giving up their foothold in the North America. At this time in history the Dutch were fading as a world power and the British were rising. The new world area including the 13 colonies were not very profitable yet while Suriname area in South America was.
Today, located about and hour northeast of the City is a small hamlet known as Blauvelt NY. Located on the west bank of the Hudson, this tiny little town was orignally called Greenbrush, the Blauveltville, finally Blauvelt. And yes, this is named after my ancestors. How cool is it to have a complete town named after you, in a way. So that's where I stayed and the reason for my visit.
I know this is a very brief overview but I'm going through the pictures and deciding what I want to share later so you'll get more indepth later.
New York City wasn't always called New York. The area, as everyone knows, was originally explored by Henry Hudson in 1609 but actually settled in 1613 with Ford Amsterdam being erected in the area now known as Manhattan in 1625 by the Dutch.
The British conquered the area in 1664 from the Dutch. The Dutch later retook the island renaming it New Orange only to trade it in a treaty for Suriname in 1674. Thus giving up their foothold in the North America. At this time in history the Dutch were fading as a world power and the British were rising. The new world area including the 13 colonies were not very profitable yet while Suriname area in South America was.
Today, located about and hour northeast of the City is a small hamlet known as Blauvelt NY. Located on the west bank of the Hudson, this tiny little town was orignally called Greenbrush, the Blauveltville, finally Blauvelt. And yes, this is named after my ancestors. How cool is it to have a complete town named after you, in a way. So that's where I stayed and the reason for my visit.
I know this is a very brief overview but I'm going through the pictures and deciding what I want to share later so you'll get more indepth later.
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