Fort Orange

Meaning

(historical) A former Dutch fort and settlement at Albany, New York, in the United States

(historical) A preserved Dutch fort in Oranjestad on Sint Eustatius

(historical) A preserved Dutch fort on Itamaracá Island off Pernambuco, Brazil

(historical) A ruined Dutch fort and trading post near Sekondi in Ghana

(historical) A former Dutch fort and settlement at Tainan in southern Taiwan

(historical) A Dutch fort on Gorée Island off Senegal

(historical) A Dutch fort on Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Albany

Examples

Fort Orange was the outpost that was the furthest up the Hudson River. Source: Internet

To this end in May 1624, the VOC landed 30 families at Fort Orange and Noten Eylant (today's Governors Island ) at the mouth of the North River. Source: Internet

Venema (2003), p. 13 Fort Orange and the surrounding area were incorporated as the village of Beverwijck (English Beaver District) in 1652. Source: Internet

Wiltwyck was founded roughly halfway up the Hudson River between New Amsterdam and Fort Orange. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

Fort Orange

Close letter words and terms

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