Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Back to Top. TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS. SEC. 101.
In 1661, the first permanent settlement was established on Staten Island. The years that followed saw the development of small villages, with a cemetery in the northern section of the Island that was in use until 1696.
Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in North America. It was located on a piece of land in the James River, near what is now Williamsburg, Virginia. The first permanent English colony in America was founded on May 14, 1607, on a peninsula of the James River in what is now the state of Virginia.