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Western New York (WNY) is the westernmost region of the U.S. state of New York. The eastern boundary of the region is not consistently defined by state agencies or those who call themselves "Western New Yorkers".
- 15,107 sq mi (39,130 km²)
- New York
- United States
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In 1613, the Dutch established a trading post on the western shore of Manhattan Island. Juan Rodrigues was the first documented non-native to live on Manhattan Island. [11]
King George's War (Wikipedia) New York and Admiral Sir Peter Warren at the Capture of Louisbourg, 1745; An Address at the Inauguration of the Monument at Louisbourg on the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Its Capture, by the Society of Colonial Wars, 1895, by Edward Floyd DeLancey; reprinted from the Report of the Society's Proceedings ...
The Holland Land Company was a group of Dutch investors who bought over three million acres of land in Western New York. The Western New York land, consisting of the modern day counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming, was purchased in 1792 and 1793.
1613: Dutch explorer Adriaen Block embarked on a momentous voyage, significantly influencing the early exploration of the New York region. Navigating the Hudson and East Rivers, he discovered Hell Gate and explored the Long Island Sound and Connecticut River, notably naming Block Island.
Clovis, Lamokas & Seneca once ruled Western New York. Successive cultures have lived and left their mark on Western New York. The first to have inhabited the region after the glacial retreat, was believed to be the Clovis people (10,000 B.C.) followed by the Lamokas (3500-2500 B.C.), who hunted and foraged through the countryside.
