Lenape people lived on the eastern and western banks of the Hudson River.
1497	John Cabot explored the coast of North America for England.
1524	Giovanni da Verrazano sailed for France and entered New York Bay.
1609	Henry Hudson on the Half Moon sailed for The Netherlands looking for a northwest route to the Indies; he sailed from Newfoundland to the Chesapeake Bay and returned northward to enter New York Bay.
1610	Dutch West India Company received charter from The Netherlands.

 

By: Carmela Karnoutsos Project Administrator: Patrick Shalhoub