Commencement of the fur trade provoked hostility from the French colony in Canada and among the natives, all of whom vied to control the trade. The fort acted as a fur-trading post and was the first documented European structure in present-day Albany. In 1614, Hendrick Christiaensen built Fort Nassau on Castle Island in the Hudson River. Permanent European claims began when Englishman Henry Hudson, exploring for the Dutch East India Company on the Half Moon ( Dutch: Halve Maen), reached the area in 1609, claiming it for the United Netherlands. It is likely that the Albany area was visited by European fur traders perhaps as early as 1540, but the extent and duration of those visits are unclear. The Mohawk became strong trading partners with the Dutch and English. The Mohawks were based in the Mohawk valley and noted for their fur trading and their access to trade between the Iroquois and other nations. They settled along the Mahicannituck, which is now called the Hudson River, and called themselves the Muh-he-con-neok, the "People of the Waters That Are Never Still". The Mohawk were one of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.Īccording to Hendrick Aupaumut, the Mohicans came to the area from the north and the west.
Based to the west along the Mohawk River, the Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk called it Sche-negh-ta-da, "through the pine woods", referring to the path they took there. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohican (Mahican), who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw, meaning "the fireplace of the Mohican nation". Mohican, Mohawk, and Dutch before 1660 North Pearl Street from Maiden Lane North a c. In the early 21st century, Albany's high-technology industry grew, with great strides in nanotechnology. In the 1990s, the New York State Legislature approved for the city a US$234 million building and renovation plan, which spurred redevelopment downtown. In the latter part of the 20th century, Albany's population shrank because of urban sprawl and suburbanization. In the 1920s a powerful political machine controlled by the Democratic Party arose in Albany. It was the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal, connecting to the Great Lakes, and was home to some of the earliest railroads in the world. The city lies toward the north end of the navigable Hudson River. In the late 18th century and throughout most of the 19th, Albany was a center of trade and transportation. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies no other city in the United States has been continuously chartered as long. It became the capital of New York in 1797 after the formation of the United States. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. In 1664, the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city Albany in honor of the Duke of Albany, the future James II. The area was settled by Dutch colonists who, in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and in 1624, built Fort Orange. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohican (Mahican), who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw. As of 2020, Albany's population was 99,224. With an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2013, the Capital District is the third most populous metropolitan region in the state. It is the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of the State of New York, which comprises the Albany– Schenectady– Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. The city is known for its architecture, commerce, culture, institutions of higher education, and rich history. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about 135 miles (220 km) north of New York City.
state of New York and the seat of Albany County. Albany ( / ˈ ɔː l b ən i/ ⓘ AWL-bən-ee) is the capital city of the U.S.
0 kommentar(er)
