New York Historical

New York Historical (HM1UIM)

Location: Williamsburg, VA 23185 James City County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 13.565', W 76° 46.973'

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Quadricentennial Plaza

—Jamestown Settlement —

One of the thirteen original colonies

Capital-Albany

Following the explorations of Verrazano in New York Bay, French explorer Samuel de Champlain and English explorer Henry Hudson (employed by the Dutch) investigated this area in 1609. By the 1620s the Dutch had established a permanent settlement which they named New Amsterdam. In 1664 they surrendered control of New Amsterdam (New Netherland) to the English. The territory was renamed New York after James, Duke of York and Albany, who later became King James II.

1524-Explored by Giovanni da Verrazano for France 1620s-Permanently settled by the Dutch 1788-Admitted to the Union as the 11th state.
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Date Added Monday, September 19th, 2016 at 9:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 341830 N 4121442
Decimal Degrees37.22608333, -76.78288333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 13.565', W 76° 46.973'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 13' 33.9" N, 76° 46' 58.38" W
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Area Code(s)757, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2206 Colonial Pkwy, Williamsburg VA 23185, US
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