Fort Orange Archeological Site
- Also Known As: Fort Albany also NYS Site Number AO0140.000396
- Vicinity: Jct of I-787 and US 9 and 20
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1624/00/00 | Dutch West India Company | Director | The Dutch West India Co sends 18 Protestant Walloons to build Fort Orange. The company appoints "comforter of sick" to read scripture and a sermon on the sabbath. | |||
| 1656/00/00 | Philip Pieterse Schuyler | Work | Governor Peter Stuyvesant appoints Philip P Schuyler vice-director of Fort Orange, New Netherland. | |||
| 1664/09/24 | Vice-director of New Netherland Johannes de Montagne surrenders Fort Orange to the English, and Colonel George Cartwright takes command. | Losing New Netherland |
| Particulars for Fort Orange Archeological Site: | |
|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | Dutch American |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Area of Significance | Historic - aboriginal |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Cultural Affiliation | Mahican |
| Cultural Affiliation | Mohawk Iroquois |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Owner | State |
| Historic Use | Trade (archeology) |
| Cultural Affiliation | Walloon Americam |
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