Inwood, Manhattan Inwood, Manhattan Inwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, at the northern tip of Manhattan Island, in the U.S. state of New York. On May 24, 1626, according to legend, Peter Minuit, the director general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, bought the island from the Lenape Indians for 60 Dutch guilders and, the story goes, some trinkets. On the southern tip of the island Minuit founded New Amsterdam. A plaque (on a rock) marking what is believed to be the spot of the sale is in Inwood Hill Park, the only natural forest
Woody Island (Alaska) except for a wilderness area belonging to Alaska State Parks. The island is designated as the Lesnoi Alaska Native Village Statistical Area. Woody Island (or Lesnoi) first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Lesnova." Of 157 residents, 99 were Inuit, 56 were Creole (Mixed Russian and Native) and 2 were White. It did not appear on the 1890 census. It returned in 1900 as "Wood Island Settlement." In 1910-40, it returned as "Wood Island." In 1950-80, it returned as Woody Island. It was designated an Alaskan Native Village Statistical Area (ANVSA) in 1980. It did