A History of New York City

By Tim Lambert 17th Century New York An Italian, Giovanni da Verrazano discovered New York Harbor in 1524. In 1609, an Englishman, Henry Hudson, sailed up the Hudson River. Then, in 1624, the Dutch founded the first permanent trading post. In 1626, the first governor, Peter Minuit, bought the island of Manhattan from the Native … Continue reading A History of New York City