A true company settlement it is raw and crude when it begins. Unlike other settlements built in religion NYC is based from its beginnings on commerce. When pirates need to fence goods, NYC is the port. A NYC tourist interested in the beginning of NYC needs to grasp the basic and raw set up know as New Amsterdam. As the tourist walks through Stone Street - the first paved or stoned road in NYC they can begin to put together their our NYC history walking tour. Click on the book to the left to see your potential NYC history tourist spots.
It goes from pigs roaming the street to a grid layout with print shops. The settlement goes from Dutch rule to English back to Dutch back to English...from New Amsterdam to New York to New Orange to the final New York. The change from a pirate port to an intern'l port is established.
TIMELINE 1609-1708
1524
Verrazano anchors the Daphine for France in the
Lower Bay, and sees local inhabitants.
1526 Esteban Gomez sailing for Spain arrives in the
lower and upper bay.
1609 English navigator
Henry Hudson working for the Dutch sails the Half Moon into
Manhattan's waters. He meets and trades with local tribes.
1610 Trade begins to pick up, especially for Beaver furs.
1613 Adrian Block sails the Tiger to New Netherlands trade. His boat catches fire (later it is thought to be found at
World Trade Center location in the 20th Centery).
1623 Cornelius May brings the Walloons (French specking refugees from Spanish Netherlands).
1624
Fort Amsterdam is under construction and trade strengthens.
1626 Peter Minuit becomes new Director and 'buys' Manhattan from local chiefs. New Amsterdam is officially named with most inhabitants located on the East River.
1628
Collegiate Reformed Church Established.
1635 Fort completed with main gates opening into
Bowling Green.
1638 William Kieft takes over as Director and increases taxes causing many problems.
1643 First Catholic priest visits New York, he a French Jesuit.
1644 A wall is built to keep livestock from wandering at what later will be called Wall St.
1647 Cattle pen is cleared for recreation park what is called
Bowling Green.
1653 The first city hall is established at 71-73 Pearl St where the first city tavern was located. Also the first
Latin school is established on Broad St. New Amsterdam incorporates and becomes a city.
1654 Sephardic Jews arrive from Brazil, establishment of a synagogue on South William St. Population of city is approx 1000.
1664 English take over New Amsterdam and name it New York.
1665 Thomas Willet appointed first mayor.
1671 Lutherans establish first church.
1673 Boston Post Road is established, running up Broadway, past
City Hall and through the Bronx to Boston. Dutch take back New York and rename it New Orange.
1674 Peace treaty hands New Orange back to English who rename it
New York.
1676 Great dock is built off Water St and Conties Slip.
1683
Irish Catholic Thomas Dongan is appointed Governor. He established charters right to vote, jury by peers, and others. Later England felt this charter was to liberal and threw it out.
First Catholic mass is held in the Fort on October 30th.
1691 Practicing
Catholic faith is banned in New York City. Captain Kidd the pirate moves to New York by Hanover Square.
1693 Church of England becomes New York City's official religion.
1695
City of New York Map completed.
1698
Trinity Church is established.
1699 Wall at
Wall Street that was used for protection from attacks is removed.
1700 New City Hall is established at Nassau St and Wall Street (site of
Federal Hall)..
1702
Yellow fever strikes.
1708 First large wave of immigrants hits the city after the Walloons. They are from
Germany.
