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Search Results What was the city of New York originally called?-fun fact 12/14

By: Adriana Daniel, Fall Editor and Reporter
December 14, 2016
Photo Credit: Photo Via Shutterstock / upthebanner through the creative commons license
Views of New York City.

The Dutch originally called the region New Netherland. New Amsterdam, which was established on Manhattan Island, later became New York City. The state is named for the Duke of York and Albany, who later became King James II.

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Adriana Daniel
Adriana Daniel, Fall Editor and Reporter
Adriana Daniel is 17 years old and is a senior at Colonia High School. Daniel is a swimmer for the Colonia swim team and also President for the Guitar Club. She has been apart of the Guitar Club for four years. Daniel spends her summers working as a lifeguard and as a camp counselor, she also works as a sales associate at American Eagle. Daniel would like to become a lawyer and later on President of the United States of America. Daniel would like to go to college at the University of Vermont and then go to Georgetown for Law school.
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