Peter Stuyvesant
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Peter Stuyvesant was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as the director-general of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the colony was provisionally ceded to the Kingdom of England. He was a
Painting attributed to Hendrick Couturier c. 1660
Peter Stuyvesant's Bowery house
Stuyvesant's arrival in New Amsterdam
Peter Stuyvesant"Organizer of the first volunteer firemen in America", Volunteer firemen issue of 1948
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
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Bedford–Stuyvesant, colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by Flushing Avenue to the north, Classon Avenue to
Peter Stuyvesant
…York City and his name has been given to various landmarks and points of interest throughout the city (e.g. Stuyvesant High School, Stuyvesant Town, Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, etc.). Stuyvesant's accomplishments as director-general of New Netherland included a great expansion for the settlement of New Amsterdam beyond the…
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On Decatur Street
Row houses on MacDonough Street
Along Stuyvesant Avenue