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The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
1639. Jonas Bronck becomes the Bronx's first European settler. Scandinavian immigrant Bronck came to New York (then New Netherland) in 1639, settling in what's now Mott Haven. He helped broker a peace treaty between the Dutch and Native Americans in 1642, and died in 1643.
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Apr 11, 2016 · Get schooled on the borough's history with this in-no-way-comprehensive timeline outlining the Bronx's fascinating, tumultuous, past.
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of The Bronx. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
Sep 2, 2016 · The story of the borough of the Bronx is so large, so spectacular, that we had to spread it out over three separate podcasts! In Part One — The Bronx Is Born — we look at the land that is today’s borough, back when it was a part of Westchester County, a natural expanse of heights, rivers and forests occasionally interrupted by farm ...
The first recorded European settler to see The Bronx was Henry Hudson in 1609. He sailed up the Hudson River exploring for the Dutch East India Company. However, the first recorded settler in the area was a Dutch sea-captain name Jonas Bronck in 1639.
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The Bronx was originally part of Westchester County, but it was ceded to New York County in two major parts (West Bronx, 1874 and East Bronx, 1895) before it became Bronx County. Originally, the area was part of the Lenape 's Lenapehoking territory inhabited by Siwanoy of the Wappinger Confederacy.
