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New Jersey Route 120
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Route 120 is a state highway located in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It extends 2.65 mi from an interchange with Route 3 in East Rutherford to another interchange with Route 17 in Carlstadt, NJ120 serves the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which consists of MetLife Stadium, Meadowlands Racetrack, and the Izod Center. It heads north from Route 3 as a freeway through the sports complex to an interchange with the southern terminus of County Route 503. From here, Route 120 heads northwest along the edge of the sports complex as a four-lane divided at-grade Paterson Plank Road. In 1927, Route 3 was legislated along the Paterson Plank Road portion of present-day Route 120 and it was eventually designated along the entire portion of current Route 120. As this route was not connected to the mainline of Route 20, as a result of the construction of American Dream Meadowlands, the interchange between Route 3 and Route 120 was improved. An overpass between eastbound Route 3 and northbound Route 120 was completed in 2009 and a flyover from southbound Route 120 to eastbound Route 3 was completed in 2010. Route 120 begins at an interchange with Route 3 in East Rutherford, the freeway heads north-northeast into the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Here, MetLife Stadium is on the west side of the road while the Izod Center, here, the route becomes a 40 mph freeway that has two interchanges that provide access to the sports complex. Meanwhile, County Route 503 continues north-northeast to head into the part of Carlstadt. The route has an exit and entrance to the Meadowlands Sports Complex before it crosses Berrys Creek. Upon crossing the creek, Route 120 continues northwest through industrial and commercial areas, a short distance past this intersection, the road becomes a four-lane undivided road that crosses New Jersey Transit’s Pascack Valley Line before coming to an interchange with Route 17. Here, Route 120 ends and County Route 120 continues to the west as Paterson Avenue, after crossing the Passaic River into Bergen County, the road is called Paterson Avenue and designated as County Route 120, in Wallington, in a residential and light-density commercial area. The road becomes the border between Wallington to the north and East Rutherford to the south, at the end of Wallington, Paterson Avenue is the border between Carlstadt and East Rutherford for a short distance but then the road dips into East Rutherford to avoid a hill. The road returns to the Carlstadt/East Rutherford border at Route 17 which it crosses over via an overpass, and is then designated as Route 120 and Paterson Plank Road for a distance. In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 3 was legislated to run along the Paterson Plank Road portion of today’s Route 120 as part of its route between Secaucus and Greenwood Lake. By 1947, Route 3 had been designated along the alignment of current Route 120. When New Jersey renumbered its highways in 1953, Route 3 was moved to a new freeway alignment that was Route S3
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Carlstadt, New Jersey
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Carlstadt is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Carlstadt was originally formed as a village by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12,1860, most sources indicate that the community was named for Dr. The Borough of Carlstadt was incorporated on June 27,1894, the borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 4.243 square miles. It is approximately 8 miles northwest of New York City and 95 miles northeast of Philadelphia, as of the census of 2010, there were 6,127 people,2,378 households, and 1,579 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,532.1 per square mile, there were 2,495 housing units at an average density of 623.9 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18. 02% of the population,26. 5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the family size was 3.18. In the borough, the population was out with 20. 2% under the age of 18,8. 1% from 18 to 24,28. 6% from 25 to 44,27. 7% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40.5 years, for every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 92.1 males, the Census Bureaus 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $62,255 and the median family income was $71,506. Males had an income of $50,994 versus $41,333 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,403, about 7. 2% of families and 6. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3. 0% of those under age 18 and 6. 0% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 14 households in 2010, an increase from the 11 counted in 2000, as of the 2000 United States Census there were 5,917 people,2,393 households, and 1,593 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,496.4 people per square mile, there were 2,473 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 88. 90% White,1. 37% African American,0. 08% Native American,6. 19% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,2. 13% from other races, and 1. 32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 99% of the population,26. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the family size was 3.04
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U.S. Route 46
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U. S. Route 46 is an east–west U. S. Highway completely within the state of New Jersey, running for 75.34 mi, making it the shortest signed, non-spur U. S. Highway. The west end is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Route 94 in Columbia, the east end is in the middle of the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River in Fort Lee, Bergen County while the route is concurrent with I-95 and US 1-9. Throughout much of its length, US46 is closely paralleled by I-80, US46 is a major local and suburban route, with some sections built to or near freeway standards and many other sections arterials with jughandles. The road has been named the United Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial Highway. What is now US46 was originally designated as three separate routes, in 1936, US46 was designated to run from US611 in Portland, Pennsylvania east to the George Washington Bridge. The route replaced Pennsylvania Route 987 to the Delaware Bridge over the Delaware, and from there followed Route 6 across New Jersey. In 1953, the Route 6 designation was removed from US46 in New Jersey, and later that year, US611 had been brought into New Jersey by two new bridges over the Delaware River, following a freeway between them that became a part of I-80. In 1972, US611 was aligned back into its original Pennsylvania route, US46 begins at a large interchange with I-80 and Route 94 near the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge leading to Pennsylvania Route 611 in the community of Columbia in Knowlton Township, Warren County. From this interchange, the route heads southeast along the east bank of the Delaware River as a divided highway briefly before narrowing into a two-lane undivided road. The road passes through wooded areas before reaching the community of Delaware. In Delaware, US46 intersects Route 163, the approach to the former Delaware Bridge, from here, the route continues alongside the river, passing more rural areas of woods and farms with occasional development as it enters White Township. US46 makes a turn to the east away from the Delaware River. The road turns back into an undivided road and comes to a crossroads with CR519. Past this intersection, US46 continues through rural sectors with some business coming to the northern terminus of Route 31. From this point, the route continues east through dense woods prior to turning northeast into Liberty Township, the road passes through the community of Townsbury before crossing into Independence Township. Here, US46 enters more agricultural areas and turns east again and it continues southeast before entering Hackettstown, where the road becomes Main Street. In Hackettstown, the route crosses New Jersey Transit’s Morristown Line, here, CR517 forms a concurrency with US46, and the two routes continue southeast through the downtown area. At the intersection with the terminus of Route 182, CR517 splits from US46 by heading south on that route while US46 continues to the east
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Little Ferry, New Jersey
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Little Ferry is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The borough was formed during the Boroughitis phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, gethsemane Cemetery, an African burial ground, was opened in 1860 and was used for interments until 1924. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, rosies Diner was used in the 1970s for the filming of Bounty paper towel commercials featuring Nancy Walker as Rosie the Waitress. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Little Ferry 35th in its 2008 rankings of the Best Places To Live in New Jersey. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had an area of 1.703 square miles. The borough borders Hackensack, Moonachie, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, South Hackensack, the borough lies near the confluence of the Hackensack River and Overpeck Creek in the New Jersey Meadowlands. As of the census of 2010, there were 10,626 people,4,239 households, the population density was 7,200.1 per square mile. There were 4,439 housing units at a density of 3,007.8 per square mile. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22. 98% of the population, korean Americans accounted for 12. 0% of the population. 31. 0% of all households were made up of individuals, the average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.19. Same-sex couples headed 27 households in 2010, an increase from the 24 counted in 2000. In the borough, the population was out with 19. 7% under the age of 18,7. 4% from 18 to 24,30. 3% from 25 to 44,29. 4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40.2 years, for every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 92.8 males, the Census Bureaus 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that median household income was $57,276 and the median family income was $74,000. Males had an income of $52,898 versus $40,934 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,257, about 4. 8% of families and 6. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13. 1% of those under age 18 and 3. 4% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2000 United States Census there were 10,800 people,4,366 households, the population density was 7,075.2 people per square mile. There were 4,449 housing units at a density of 2,914.6 per square mile
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New Jersey Route 4
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Route 4 is a state highway in Bergen County and Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. West of Route 208, the route is an arterial that runs through commercial areas. Route 4 intersects many important roads, including Route 208 in Fair Lawn, the highway is officially named the Mackay Highway, but is rarely referred to as such. Route 4 was legislated in 1927 to run from Cape May to the George Washington Bridge, several spurs of Route 4 existed before 1953 and the Garden State Parkway was originally planned as a bypass of Route 4 that was to be designated Route 4 Parkway. Todays stretch of the route was completed by 1934, not long after the opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 and it was planned to be upgraded to a full freeway, but plans never materialized. Despite this, the route has seen improvements, such as to the interchanges with Route 17 in 1999, the route passes over Route 20 and continues east, crossing the Passaic River into Elmwood Park, Bergen County and passing over County Route 507. Route 4 features a right-in/right-out in the direction that provides access to County Route 507. The route continues east on Broadway as a highway with a concrete then a grassy median. It intersects County Route 67 and continues east as a highway with a Jersey barrier through commercial areas of Fair Lawn. The interchange between Route 4 and Route 208 also features access to County Route 79, the route continues east as a limited access road that is lined with businesses. Route 4 crosses the Saddle River and then enters Paramus, upon entering Paramus, Route 4 has a cloverleaf interchange with County Route 62. Route 4 has an interchange provides access to Westfield Garden State Plaza, located on the south side of the road. Past this, Route 4 features an interchange with Route 17. It interchanges with Spring Valley Road and passes by The Outlets at Bergen Town Center located on the side of the road. Route 4 interchanges with County Route 59, as the road leaves Paramus, it becomes a partial freeway and businesses no longer line the route. Upon crossing the Pascack Valley Line, Route 4 heads into Hackensack, the route crosses the Hackensack River into Teaneck and heads through the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Route 4 features ramps that provide access to County Route 41, the road continues southeast through wooded residential areas, intersecting a few roads at right-in/right-out intersections, before interchanging with Queen Anne Road. In Englewood, Route 4 features an interchange with Route 93
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Hackensack, New Jersey
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Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and serves as its county seat. It was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921, but it was known as Hackensack. An inner suburb of New York City, Hackensack is located approximately 12 miles northwest of Midtown Manhattan, from a number of locations, the New York City skyline can be seen. The Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University borders the Hackensack River in both Hackensack and Teaneck, Hackensack is also the home of the New Jersey Naval Museum and the World War II submarine USS Ling. Astronaut Wally Schirra is perhaps Hackensacks most famous native son, the city is known for a great diversity of neighborhoods and land uses very close to one another. According to a 2016 study, the city ranked as the 5th-best place in New Jersey for entrepreneurs, the first inhabitants of the area were the Lenni Lenape, an Algonquian people who lived along the valley of what they called the Achinigeu-hach, or Ackingsah-sack, meaning stony ground. A representation of Chief Oratam of the Achkinhenhcky appears on the Hackensack municipal seal, Oratam, sachem of the Lenni Lenape, deeded the land along mid-Hackensack River to the Dutch in 1665. The area was taken by the English in 1667. In 1666, a deed was confirmed for the 2, 260-acre tract that had given earlier by Oratem to Sarah Kiersted in gratitude for her work as emissary. Other grants were given at the English Neighborhood, in 1675, the East Jersey Legislature established the administrative districts. In 1683, Bergen was officially recognized as an independent county by the Provincial Assembly, the seal of Bergen County bearing this date includes an image of an agreement between the settlers and the natives. New Barbadoes Township, together with Acquackanonk Township, were formed by Royal charter on October 31,1693, in 1700, the village of Hackensack was little more than the area around Main Street from the Courthouse to around Anderson Street. New Barbadoes Township included what is now Maywood, Rochelle Park, Paramus and River Edge and these areas were all very sparsely populated and consisted of farm fields, woods and swamplands. The few roads that existed then included the now known as Kinderkamack Road, Paramus Road/Passaic Street. The southernmost portions of what is now Hackensack were not part of New Barbadoes Township at that time. The earliest records of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders date back to 1715, at which time agreement was made to build a courthouse and jail complex, which was completed in 1716. A raid by British forces against Hackensack on March 23,1780, Hackensack established a local board of education in 1894, as required by the new law, which took over operation of schools located in the township and established Hackensack High School. The 1894 act allowed local residents, by petition, to municipal boundaries at will
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County Route 502 (New Jersey)
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County Route 502, abbreviated CR502, is a county highway in the U. S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 23.79 miles from Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike in Wayne to Palisades Boulevard in Alpine, CR502 is a very important east–west route in the northern part of Bergen County. North–south travel in the county is available via Route 208 and Route 17, the Garden State Parkway, Route 9W, in contrast, the only east–west route in the area is Route 4, from Paterson to Fort Lee. Thus, the area of the county relies heavily on 502 for east–west travel. Farthest north, NY59 or the New York State Thruway can be used as east–west alternatives to 502, in the extreme west of Bergen County,502 is a pseudo-highway with no-left-turn jughandles, u-turns and stoplights. When 502 runs through Harrington Park, Emerson, and Westwood, as it runs through Washington Township, Ho-Ho-Kus and Waldwick it is a major two-lane road. As it continues west, it is mostly a two-lane road with occasional expansions into a four-lane avenue, CR502 begins at an intersection with CR504 in Wayne, Passaic County, heading northwest on four-lane undivided Berdan Avenue through commercial areas. The route turns north as it passes between the Point View Reservoir to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east, intersecting CR681, CR502 fully enters Oakland, where it intersects CR93 and turns southeast onto Long Hill Road. The route continues into Franklin Lakes and runs through residential areas as Franklin Lakes Road, intersecting CR117 before turning east near Franklin Lake, upon reaching the CR97 intersection, CR502 turns north onto Ewing Avenue, with CR93 continuing east on Franklin Lakes Road. The road passes wooded areas of homes as it reaches an interchange with Route 208. A short distance later, the route intersects CR84 and makes a turn east onto Franklin Avenue, the road crosses into Wyckoff and crosses CR87 as it heads into the commercial downtown. The route crosses the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway and passes a mix of homes and businesses as it comes to an intersection with CR 87S and CR84. CR502 heads back into wooded neighborhoods and enters Waldwick. The road heads into Ho-Ho-Kus and passes a mix of homes and businesses before CR502 splits from CR507 by heading east on Hollywood Avenue, at this intersection CR502 Truck heads south along CR507. CR502 continues east through wooded areas and intersects CR77. A short distance later, the comes to an interchange with Route 17. From this interchange, CR502 continues across the Saddle River and reaches an intersection with CR75, the road intersects CR112 and makes a sharp turn east to a junction with CR75. At this point, the route becomes Wearimus Road and turns northeast before CR112 splits to the north on Wearimus Road, the road crosses CR63 and continues through residential neighborhoods, crossing into Westwood
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Westwood, New Jersey
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Westwood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Westwood is part of the New York metropolitan area, Many of its residents regularly commute to New York City for work and leisure, many using public transportation. Isaac D. Bogert served as the first mayor of the Borough, in April 1909, Westwood was enlarged through the annexation of the Old Hook section of the borough of Emerson, and on September 24,1957, portions of the borough were exchanged with Emerson. The Lenni-Lenape Native Americans inhabited this part of the state and shared it with the transient hunters and trappers until the permanent settlers began to enter in mid-18th century. In the early 19th century, the area that would later become Westwood was within the political boundaries of Harrington Township. In 1840, the half of Harrington Township became Washington Township. Washington Township was a region with isolated farmsteads. Early families, including the Hoppers and Ackermans, are buried at the Old Hook Cemetery, an 18th-century mill was situated at the dammed stream near the intersection of todays Mill Street and First Avenue. This mill was on an important east west pathway and was the first on Musquapsink Brook, the mill was largely destroyed after a fire set by an arsonist and was dismantled in 1910. A brief description of Washington Township written in 1844 described it as a township with six stores, four schools for 135 students, six grist mills, and 14 saw mills. The first wave of concentrated development took place as the result of the coming of the Hackensack and New York Railroad in 1870, on March 5,1870, service began between Westwood and New York City. Several small hotels were built near the depot, and in 1872 several houses in the latest European-influenced styles began to be built along Centre Avenue, Old maps show that growth occurred simultaneously on the land both to the east and west of the tracks. The commercial buildings included lumber and coal sheds, stores, there was a chapel on the corner of Third and Park Avenues. The triangular park that has played an important role as a place of community gatherings is shown on the 1876 map. By the 1880s, Westwood had four factories, several distilleries, a new school, a laundry and grocery store, in 1890, following a meeting of interested residents, those favoring the incorporation of Westwood as an independent borough conducted a petition drive. In 1894, Westwood separated from Washington Township and became an independent borough, elected as the boroughs first mayor was Isaac D. Bogert. In 1899, a water plant constructed by Cornelius S. DeBraun provided service to the houses that had built along the boroughs newly laid streets. By the time of the 1905 New Jersey Census, there were 234 dwellings housing a population of 1,044, lincoln High School was constructed around the turn of the 20th century, which also saw the introduction of electricity, telephones, and automobiles to the town
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New York State Route 304
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New York State Route 304 is a north–south state highway located in central Rockland County, New York, in the United States. The 10. 38-mile route begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River, the route is a main route through Rockland County, intersecting NY59 and indirectly connecting to the New York State Thruway and the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Nanuet. NY304 has three sections, a freeway that extends from Pearl River to Nanuet, an at-grade section between Nanuet and New City, and a surface bypass linking New City to Haverstraw. NY304 was assigned in 1930, originally following a series of roads that loosely parallel its modern alignment between Pearl River and Haverstraw. Concerns over the ability to handle a projected 40,000 vehicles per day in 1980 led to the construction of new highways south of Nanuet. Most of NY 304s old alignment through these areas is now maintained by Rockland County as part of county routes. NY304 begins at the New Jersey–New York border in Pearl River, South of the border is Montvale in Bergen County, in which NY304 continues as County Route 503. NY304 quickly becomes a four-lane road intersecting CR33 and CR30 in Pearl River, CR33 provides a link to the downtown business district of Pearl River via Central Ave. After its intersection with CR30, NY304 becomes a limited-access highway and this highway runs for about 1.5 miles, with interchanges with Crooked Hill Road and CR33 in Pearl River and NY59 in Nanuet. The latter exit indirectly connects NY304 with the PIP and the New York State Thruway, at its intersection with former NY 59A, NY304 reverts to being a four-lane, full access road. Just north of West Nyack Road, NY304 passes over the Thruway, NY304 does not connect to either of the highways, instead, the Thruway and the PIP connect to each other by way of a large cloverleaf interchange along the eastern side of NY304. The route continues north, entering the hamlet of New City as the highway intersects CR27, NY304 provides a link to the downtown business district of New City at its intersection with Main Street one block to the north. North of this location, NY304 gains a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit and it does not become a limited-access highway, however, the four-lane road has only a handful of at-grade intersections. The road narrows to two lanes at a junction with CR80, but stays a 55-mile-per-hour road. Finally, after crossing CR23 in north New City, NY304 makes its final push toward its terminus at an intersection with US 9W just inside the Haverstraw town line. The intersection between NY304 and US 9W is less than one mile north of the intersection of NY303 and US 9W, NY304 was assigned as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York. The route was originally an at-grade highway for its length, following what is now East Washington Avenue, Middletown Road from Pearl River. Here, NY304 turned east, overlapping with NY59 to access its current alignment, farther north, NY304 originally utilized North Main Street in New City and Haverstraw and South Mountain roads from New City to US 9W in Haverstraw
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New York (state)
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New York is a state in the northeastern United States, and is the 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated U. S. state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015, New York City is the most populous city in the United States, the New York Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State, two-thirds of the states population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% lives on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th-century Duke of York, the next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany. New York has a diverse geography and these more mountainous regions are bisected by two major river valleys—the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley, which forms the core of the Erie Canal. Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and straddles Lake Ontario, between the two lakes lies Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York. The first Europeans to arrive were French colonists and Jesuit missionaries who arrived southward from settlements at Montreal for trade, the British annexed the colony from the Dutch in 1664. The borders of the British colony, the Province of New York, were similar to those of the present-day state, New York is home to the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance. On April 17,1524 Verrazanno entered New York Bay, by way of the now called the Narrows into the northern bay which he named Santa Margherita. Verrazzano described it as a vast coastline with a delta in which every kind of ship could pass and he adds. This vast sheet of water swarmed with native boats and he landed on the tip of Manhattan and possibly on the furthest point of Long Island. Verrazannos stay was interrupted by a storm which pushed him north towards Marthas Vineyard, in 1540 French traders from New France built a chateau on Castle Island, within present-day Albany, due to flooding, it was abandoned the next year. In 1614, the Dutch under the command of Hendrick Corstiaensen, rebuilt the French chateau, Fort Nassau was the first Dutch settlement in North America, and was located along the Hudson River, also within present-day Albany. The small fort served as a trading post and warehouse, located on the Hudson River flood plain, the rudimentary fort was washed away by flooding in 1617, and abandoned for good after Fort Orange was built nearby in 1623. Henry Hudsons 1609 voyage marked the beginning of European involvement with the area, sailing for the Dutch East India Company and looking for a passage to Asia, he entered the Upper New York Bay on September 11 of that year
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