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June 23, 1980. The Bronck House, also known as the Pieter Bronck House, is a historic house museum west of Coxsackie in Greene County, New York. With a construction history dating to 1663, it is believed to be the oldest surviving building in Upstate New York, [3] and is a well-preserved example of early Dutch and Swedish Colonial architecture.
The Maurya Empire ( Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂, Māgadhe[ 20]) was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha (present day Bihar ). It was the fourth ruling dynasty of Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. [ 21]
518. FIPS code. 36-039-18729. Website. coxsackie .org. Coxsackie ( / kʊkˈsæki / kuuk-SAK-ee[ 3]) is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population in the 2020 census was 8,382, a decrease from the 2010 census. [ 2] It is the second-largest town in Greene County after Catskill.
The Dutch West India Company or WIC ( Dutch: Westindische Compagnie) Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi] was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors, formally known as GWC ( Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie; English: Chartered West India Company ). Among its founders were Reynier Pauw, Willem ...
If you've spotted some mysterious folks with camels in your friends' My Empire cities -- don't be alarmed. They are traveling merchants, and helping them find the town market (done by simply ...
Viking expansion was the historical movement which led Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, to sail most of the North Atlantic, reaching south as far as North Africa and east as far as Russia, and through the Mediterranean as far as Constantinople and the Middle East, acting as looters, traders, colonists and mercenaries.
Kingdom of Denmark. Danish overseas colonies and Dano-Norwegian colonies ( Danish: De danske kolonier) were the colonies that Denmark–Norway ( Denmark after 1814) possessed from 1536 until 1953. At its apex, the colonies spanned four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. [ 1]
The first documented Scottish settlement in the Americas was of Nova Scotia in 1629. On 29 September 1621, the charter for the foundation of a colony was granted by James VI of Scotland to Sir William Alexander. [ 1] Between 1622 and 1628, Sir William launched four attempts to send colonists to Nova Scotia; all failed for various reasons.