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New Amsterdam

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New Amsterdam Dutch settlement at the mouth of the Hudson River and on the southern end of Manhattan island; est. 1624. It was the capital of the colony of New Netherland from 1626 to 1664, when it was captured by the British and renamed New York . Author not available, NEW AMSTERDAM. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Amsterdam
Amsterdam , city (1994 pop. 724,096), constitutional capital and...of the North." Because of the underlying soft ground, Amsterdam is built on wooden and concrete piles. The many old and...now mostly offices and warehouses. The main streets of Amsterdam are the Dam, on which stand the Nieuwe Kerk ... Read more
Amsterdam
Amsterdam, France, The Netherlands, USA 1. The Netherlands: founded in 1270 as a small fishing village in...nominal capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1806, but not the seat of government.2. USA (New York): named by a Dutch settler after the Amsterdam in The Netherlands. It originated in 1783 ... Read more

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