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Encyclopedia > New Utrecht

New Utrecht was a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Named after the city of Utrecht, Netherlands, it first settled in 1657 and received its charter in 1661 when the entire region was part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, later coming under British rule in 1664. In 1683 when Kings County, New York was established within the colony of New York, New Utrecht was one of its six original towns. It was later annexed by the City of Brooklyn on July 1, 1894, which ultimately became part of the City of New York on January 1, 1898. A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and is one of the worlds major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. ... Utrecht is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland, Latin: Nova Belgica or Novum Belgium) was the territory claimed by the United Provinces (the Netherlands) on the eastern coast of North America in the 17th century. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Kings County is the name of several counties aorund the world: Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada Kings County, California, United States of America Kings County, Ireland is the former name of County Offaly. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


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New Utrecht Reformed Church is the fourth oldest church in Brooklyn, New York. ...

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New Utrecht History (767 words)
New Utrecht was one of the six towns established by the Dutch and later combined by the British to form Kings County, New York.
New Utrecht was the last of six towns established by the Dutch in what is today Brooklyn, NY.
The land where the town of New Utrecht was later situated was purchased from the natives for 6 shirts, 2 pairs of shoes, 6 pairs of stockings, 6 adzes, 6 knives, 2 scissors and 6 combs.
New Amsterdam: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (2893 words)
New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) was the name of the 17th century town which grew outside of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island in the New Netherland territory (1614–1674) which was situated between 38 and 42 degrees latitude as a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic since 1624.
New Netherland was ceded permanently to the English in November 1674 in the Treaty of Westminster.
The New Amsterdam city was subsequently renamed New York, after the Duke of York (later King James II) — brother of the English King Charles II — who had been granted the lands with the kingly stroke of an armchair pen (similar to the Spanish claim to the entire western hemisphere).
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