The place where NY is located was discovered by Giovani da Verrazano in 1524.
That same area was occupied by the Algonquins in the 16th century.
In 1624 a colony named New Amsterdam was established by the West India Company.
It was named NY in 1665 in honor of the Duke of York when Manhattan was seized by English forces
The city was taken by George Washington at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.
