Founding Name
Nieuw Utrecht
Boundary
Chosen Name
New Utrecht
Full Name
Nieuw Utrecht
Founding Date (text)
1650-09-15
End Date (text)
1894-05-03
Date of Establishment (text)
1661-12-31
Notes
...the dividing line between Dutch & English sphere of influence was fixed at Oyster Bay...
Jurisdiction Type
unchartered area
State
Nieuw Nederlandt
Boundary Events
| Name at the time | Change | Start Date | End Date | Boundary Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nieuw Utrecht | Claimed by Nieuw Nederlandt by Treaty of Hartford | 1650-09-15 | 1661-12-31 | New Utrecht_Nieuw Utrecht_1650-09-15_1661-12-31 |
| Nieuw Utrecht | Town chartered | 1661-12-31 | 1662-04-23 | New Utrecht_Nieuw Utrecht_1661-12-31_1662-04-23 |
| New Utrecht | Claimed by Connecticut by royal charter. | 1662-04-23 | 1664-03-12 | New Utrecht_New Utrecht_1662-04-23_1664-03-12 |
| New Utrecht | Assigned to Yorkshire shire | 1664-03-12 | 1683-11-01 | New Utrecht_New Utrecht_1664-03-12_1683-11-01 |
| New Utrecht | Assigned to Kings County | 1683-11-01 | 1789-04-01 | New Utrecht_New Utrecht_1683-11-01_1789-04-01 |
| New Utrecht | Recognized as a town by state law. | 1789-04-01 | 1824-11-24 | New Utrecht_New Utrecht_1789-04-01_1824-11-24 |
| New Utrecht | Gained in Upper New York Bay | 1824-11-24 | 1889-01-24 | New Utrecht_New Utrecht_1824-11-24_1889-01-24 |
| New Utrecht | Gravesend exchanged with New Utrecht | 1889-01-24 | 1894-05-03 | New Utrecht_New Utrecht_1889-01-24_1894-05-03 |
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Citation
History of Long Island, Vol. 1, Ross, Chap. IV p. 46
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