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#83 Henry Hudson and the European Discovery of Mannahatta
#83 Henry Hudson and the European Discovery of Mannahatta
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2009
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Podcast episode
Description
We turn the clock back to the very beginnings of New York history -- to the European discovery of Manahatta and the voyages of Henry Hudson. Originally looking for a passage to Asia, Hudson fell upon New York harbor and the Lenape inhabitants of lands that would later make up New York City. The river that was eventually named after Hudson may not have provided access to Asia, but it did offer something else that attracted the Dutch and eventually the very first settlement, New Amsterdam. I'll tell you what it is as I share the strange and slightly oddball history of this influential explorer.
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Released:
May 22, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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