New Amsterdam
About New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading factory gave rise to the settlement around Fort Amsterdam. The fort was situated on the strategic southern tip of the island of Manhattan and was meant to defend the fur trade operations of the Dutch West India Company in the North River. In 1624, it became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic and was designated as the capital of the province in 1625. New Amsterdam became a city when it received municipal rights on February 2, 1653.
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Goose grabbing was very popular as a sport in 17th century New Amsterdam, which obviously became New York.
from 12: No Such Thing As A 164ft Tall Gorilla-Whale, 2014-05-24 at 00:25:11 · read transcript
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It was a huge problem, and they brought in municipal swine herds to try and curb it, and that didn't happen. Then they had to decree that you had to keep your pigs at home until the construction of Wall Street was built. Wow. The Dutch thing, New Amsterdam, I happen to know that there's a Dutch word, Udvijn, which means to take a bracing walk in the wind. Isn't that a lovely thing to have a word for? Yeah.
475: No Such Thing As The Three Little Pigs of Wall Street, 2023-04-21 · listen
They brought in municipal swineherds to try and curb it. That didn't happen. Then they had to decree that you had to keep your pigs at home until the construction of Wall Street was built. The Dutch thing, New Amsterdam, I happen to know that there's a Dutch word Utvain, which means to take a bracing walk in the wind. Isn't that a lovely thing to have a word for? Yeah.
No Such Thing As The Three Little Pigs of Wall Street, 2023-04-20 · listen
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