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- In 1609, Henry Hudson led the first Dutch expedition to New York. Commissioned by the Dutch East India Company, the Halve Maen sailed from Amsterdam and dropped anchor in what would become New York Harbor. Purchased from the Canarsie Indians for 60 guilders, or $23.70, Manhattan Island, is now worth more than $60 billion.
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History. Before colonization, the Lenape Indians lived in the area that is now called Manhattan. [7] . In 1524, Lenape people in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to pass New York Harbor, although he may not have entered the harbor past the Narrows. [8] .
6 days ago · Spoken Dutch was heard on city streets until the late 19th century, when such families as the Roosevelts and the Vanderbilts were important members of Manhattan’s elite. Castle Garden Castle Garden, oil on canvas by an unknown artist, c. 1850; in the New-York Historical Society.
May 13, 2020 · Before the first Dutch colonists sailed through the Narrows into New York Harbor, Manhattan was still what the Lenape, who had already lived here for centuries, called Mannahatta.
