Fort Orange

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Fort Orange Archeological Site
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Fort Orange (New York)
Fort Orange
Location: Albany, New York
Coordinates: 42°38′41.46″N 73°45′1.05″W / 42.64485, -73.7502917Coordinates: 42°38′41.46″N 73°45′1.05″W / 42.64485, -73.7502917
Built/Founded: 1624
Designated as NHL: November 04, 1993 [1]
Added to NRHP: November 04, 1993 [2]
NRHP Reference#: 93001620
Governing body: State

Fort Orange (Dutch: Fort Oranje ) was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland. It was a replacement for Fort Nassau, which had been built on a nearby Castle Island in the Hudson River and which served as a trading post until 1617 or 1618, when it was abandoned due to frequent flooding. Both forts were named in honor of the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau.

Fort Orange was a small wooden structure, erected in 1624 by the Dutch West India Company as a fur trading post on the west bank of the Hudson River, just south of where the city of Albany now stands. It became the company's official outpost in the upper Hudson Valley, similar to the company's many other headquarters throughout their worldwide trading empire.

In 1664, when the English took control of New Netherland, Fort Orange was renamed Fort Albany. When the stockade was rebuilt on State Street hill in 1676, it was renamed Fort Frederick.

The site of the fort was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Fort Orange Archeological Site. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-12).
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Paul R. Huey and Robert S. Grumet (May 5, 1993), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Fort Orange Archeological SitePDF (1.60 MiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 8 photos of artifactsPDF (198 KiB)

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