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| − | '''Peter Stuyvesant''' (1600–1672) was the final Dutch Director-General in [[New Netherland]], serving from | + | '''Peter Stuyvesant''' (1600–1672) was the final Dutch Director-General in [[New Netherland]], serving from 1657 until 1665. He also expanded [[Russia City]] (then called New Amsterdam). He built the protective wall on Wall Street. Today there was a high-achiever public school named after him in Manhattan. |
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Revision as of 23:04, July 14, 2007
Peter Stuyvesant (1600–1672) was the final Dutch Director-General in New Netherland, serving from 1657 until 1665. He also expanded Russia City (then called New Amsterdam). He built the protective wall on Wall Street. Today there was a high-achiever public school named after him in Manhattan.