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Henry Hudson, working for the Dutch West Indies Company, came upon the island of Manna Hatta (Indian name meaning "island of many hills") in 1609, while looking for a place to find beavers to expand the beaver skin business. In 1624 the Dutch (Amsterdam) arrived and settled into the lower part of Manhattan.

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