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In the mid 1600's a man named Paulus Vanderbeck was an original Brooklyn Patentee. He was AA ships surgeon for the Dutch West India company when he decided to settle in New York. He purchased and acquired a large tract of land and operated a farm and later a Ferry service. His last name Vanderbeck, translates to "of the Breuk" in English "Brook". To wit, when people rode the Ferry he operated they landed on Brook's Land or Breuklyn. The modern day Brooklyn.
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What was Brooklyn's original name?
Brooklyn has it's foundation has carried this name.It was named after the Dutch town Breukelen
How did Brooklyn get its name?
Brooklyn was named Breuckelen by Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam, before they were displaced by the British. It means "marshland" in Dutch and is the name of a town near Utrecht, just to the east of South Holland.
What dutch town gave its name to Brooklyn?
breukelen
What does the dutch Brooklyn mean?
It comes from the Dutch town of Breukelen, which doesn't really mean anything.
Why is new Amsterdam named after Dutch?
because they settled there so they named the town new amsterdam and because new amterdam today is Dutch
How long ago was Brooklyn founded?
The area now called Brooklyn was first settled in by the Dutch in 1624. The village Breuckelen, was named after the province in Utrecht, Netherlands in 1646. This was authorized by the Dutch West Indian Corporation.
Which part of New York City was called broken land by the Dutch?
Brooklyn. The Dutch (who were the first Europeans to settle New York City) named it "Breukelen," which means "broken land." They named it Breukelen after a municipality in the province of Utrecht, in their homeland of the Netherlands (there is a New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn, too). Eventually, the name evolved from "Breukelen" to "Brooklyn."
Dutch named steets of New York?
Many streets in Manhattan have Dutch origins. Like Broad way (brood weg -> bread way). Not only streets but also areas like Brooklyn and Harlem are named after Dutch towns (Breukelen and Haarlem)
What has the author A J Beekman written?
A. J. Beekman has written: 'History of the corporation of the Reformed Dutch Church of the town of Brooklyn. (Known as the First Reformed Dutch Church)' -- subject(s): Old First Reformed Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
How did Brooklyn New York get its name?
The Dutch (who were the first Europeans to settle New York City) named it "Breukelen," which means "broken land." They named it Breukelen after a municipality in the province of Utrecht, in their homeland of the Netherlands (there is a New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn, too). Eventually, the name evolved from "Breukelen" to "Brooklyn."
Is there a garden named after the Dutch explorer John White near Cape Town South Africa?
yes
What was founded by the Dutch?
New York, they called it New Amsterdam there is still a monument in New York for it. The English traded it for a few islands in the Caribbean. Parts of NY are still related to the Netherlands for example, Harlem named to the dutch city Haarlem, Brooklyn named to Breukelen.
