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    The Bronx River ( brɒŋks ), is a river that is approximately 24 miles (39 km) long, [4] and flows through southeastern New York in the United States and drains an area of 38.4 square miles (99 km 2 ). [4] It is named after colonial settler Jonas Bronck .

  2. Jonas Bronck aka Jonasson (est. 1600 - 1643) 0 references . Sitelinks. Wikipedia (9 entries) edit. dawiki Jonas Bronch; dewiki Jonas Bronck; enwiki Jonas Bronck ...

  3. Sep 29, 2008 · Jonas the Peacemaker. Jonas Bronck, who gave his name to the Bronx River, was also a man of peace who sought to reconcile a festering conflict between the Native Americans and the Dutch colonists of New AmsterdamBronck was a deeply religious man who named his new home “Emmaus” for the biblical place visited by the risen Christ, and whose 40-book library contained mainly religious and ...

  4. July 13, 1976. The Bronx County Courthouse, also known as the Mario Merola Building, is an historic courthouse building located in the Concourse and Melrose neighborhoods of the Bronx in New York City. It was designed in 1931 and built between 1931 and 1934. It is a nine-story limestone building on a rusticated granite base in the Art Deco style.

  5. Bronx Park, like the surrounding borough and the river that runs through it, is named for the 17th century Swedish sea captain who settled the area, Jonas Bronck (1600-1643). Bronck (sometimes also spelled Bronk) was born in Sweden. He learned navigation and became a sea captain in Amsterdam, and in 1639 settled in the area now named for him.

  6. Dec 3, 2014 · by Matt Coneybeare at 12:41 PM on December 3, 2014. On December 3rd, 1639, Jonas Bronck purchased 50 acres of land to the north of Manhattan Island that later grew into 680 acres of farmland. People in the City would visit the farmland for a getaway from the hustle and bustle of 17th century City life, and heading on up to the farm would be ...

  7. Dec 3, 2013 · On December 3rd 1641, Jonas Bronck, a Danish immigrant to New York City, bought about 500 acres of land above Manhattan. According to the Bronx Historical Society, the first settlement is in ...

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