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CastelloPlanOriginal
A map of Nieuw Netherland from 1660. Fort Amsterdam is located on the southern tip.

Fort Amsterdam (later called Fort James, Fort Willem Hendrick, Fort James (again), Fort William, Fort Anne and Fort George between British and Dutch rule) was a fort on the southern tip of modern-day Manhattan that was the administrative headquarters for the Dutch and then British rule of New York from 1625 to 1790, when it was torn down after the American Revolution.

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  • Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan

    Fort Amsterdam

  • Castelloplan

    Map of Manhattan in 1660, based on the Castello Plan, with the fort on the left

  • Mannados

    Map of Manhattan in 1664 with the fort on the right

  • A view of Fort George with the city of New York, from the SW

    View of Fort George from the harbor

  • The Government House, New York 1650665

    The Government House, built on the site of Fort George in 1790

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