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In the 17th century, the New Jersey region came under the control of the Swedes and the Dutch, resulting in a struggle in which the Dutch proved victorious (1655). However, the English seized the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1664, renaming it the Province of New Jersey.
New Jersey grew and prospered during the early 1800s. New factories sprung up throughout the state. Paterson became a textile center and later became known for producing trains and silk.
The history of the Knights of Columbus begins with its founding in 1882 by Father Michael J. McGivney at St. Mary's Parish in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The Knights of Columbus was initially a mutual benefit society for a membership of practicing male Catholics.
Oct 11, 2017 · After much consultation Fr. McGivney started the “Sons of Columbus” in 1882, named in such a way as to “bind Catholicism and Americanism together through the faith and bold vision of the New...
Yes! The name "New Jersey" state was indeed inspired by the original Channel Island of "Jersey" located in the English Channel. The connection can be traced back to Sir George Carteret, one of the two individuals granted ownership of land in the state of North America by King Charles II.
The community was originally known as Black Horse after the tavern, a vote was held in 1795 to determine Burlington County's county seat which featured Black Horse as one of three top vote-getters. Black Horse and the City of Burlington narrowly lost to Mount Holly. The settlement was renamed Columbus around 1827 in honor of Christopher Columbus.
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Oct 14, 2019 · He traces his ancestry to the Lakota and Dakota tribes in the upper midwestern U.S. and and supports changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day, a switch enacted by 7 states...
