First, the Dutch and then the English. New York is named after the Duke of York.
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Henry Hudson
The Dutch first called New York City, New Amsterdam. Then the English took it away from the Dutch and renamed it New York.
Verrazano
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge is named after the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. He was the first known navigator to travel into the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson
The explorer who claimed territory for the Dutch was Henry Hudson. He discovered both the Hudson River in present-day New York and Hudson Bay in Canada while searching for a Northwest Passage to Asia.
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Henry Hudson
Giovanni Da Verrazono was a young explorer. After he discovered New York harbor he sailed off to a nearby island and got eaten by cannibals.
Henry Hudson
The Dutch discovered New York and Albany. They were called Fort Orange and New Amsterdam.
The Dutch first called New York City, New Amsterdam. Then the English took it away from the Dutch and renamed it New York.
Verrazano
Verazzano