In 1609 Henry Hudson established a Dutch colony in what is now New York. Yet the colony was small and the fort that was built was not very strong. The port was a good one so the British became...
Has been since l664 when the Dutch let go of the property. York is of course a British place name- Duke of York, etc. Somewhat oddly "York as a nickname for New York has never caught on. People say...
The Yankees became the Yankees because the British originally called the Colonists Yanks, referring to the Revolutionary War time. The Original name of the now World Famous New York Yankees was the...
The New York baseball team was known as the New York Highlanders from 1903-1912. Then the teams name was officially changed to the New York Yankees in 1913.
New York City (formerly New Amsterdam) was always important to the state and to the country because of New York Harbor and the Port of New York, also known as the Gateway of America. As early as...