Which city in New York State was settled by the Dutch in 1624 and originally known as Fort Orange?
Fort Orange (New Netherland) Fort Orange (New Netherland) Fort Orange () was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city of Albany, New York developed at this site. It was built in 1624 as a replacement for Fort Nassau, which had been built on nearby Castle Island and served as a trading post until 1617 or 1618, when it was abandoned due to frequent flooding. Both forts were named in honor of the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau. Due to a dispute between the Director-General of New Netherland and the patroonship of Rensselaerswyck regarding jurisdiction over the fort and the surrounding community,
Fort Orange (Dutch Brazil) Fort Orange (Dutch Brazil) The Fort of Santa Cruz de Itamaracá, popularly known as Fort Orange, located on Itamaracá Island on the north coast of the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. In the context of the second Dutch invasions in Brazil, it was originally a small island (now lost) in front of the tip of the Southeast Itamaracá Island, where the bar dominated the southern channel of Santa Cruz . It was started from May 1631 as a fortification campaign by Dutch forces (Barretto, 1958:133), under the command of Steyn Callenfels and received the name Fort Orange, in homage to