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Fort Nassau was a fort in the colonial province of New Netherland[1] from 1623-1651.[2]
The name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications, mostly trading stations, named for the House of Orange-Nassau. The one built in the 1620s at today's Gloucester City was for trade, mostly in beaver pelts, with the indigenous population of Susquehannock and Lenape. The region along the Delaware River and its bay was called the Zuyd Rivier and marked the southern flank of the province of New Netherland. [3]
From 1638-1655 the area was part of New Sweden, which had been established by Peter Minuit, who had been Director of New Netherland, and was responsible for the famous purchase of the island of Manhattan.The location was disadvantageous since the richest fur-trapping area was on the west side of the river, where Swedish could intercept trade with the natives. In 1651, Petrus Stuyvesant, Director-General of New Netherland, had the structure dimantled and relocated to a position on the other side of the river, in part to menace the Swedish, calling it Fort Casimir.
See also
- Pidgen Delaware
- Fort Beversreede
- Fort Wilhelmus
- Fortifications of New Netherland
- New Netherland settlements
- Zwaanendael
References
- ^ Rink, Oliver (2009). "Seafarers and Businessmen:". Dutch New York:The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture. Yonkers, NY: Fordham University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-8232-3039-6.
- ^ "New Netherland and Beyond: Delaware River Settlements". http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycoloni/nswdmp.html.
- ^ Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission [1]
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