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This flagpole commemorates the 300th anniversary of the settlement of New Amsterdam.

This is a photograph of the present-day site where Fort Amsterdam formerly stood.

This brick outline marks the the present-day site where New Amsterdam's City Hall formerly stood.

The Buttonwood Agreement was signed by 24 merchants under a buttonwood tree outside of 68 Wall Street on May 17, 1792. It started the New York Stock & Exchange Board, which later became the New York Stock Exchange.

This is an edict from October 10, 1658 on the conversion rate between wampum, beaver, Dutch silver, and household commodities like beer, wine, and bread.

The Flushing Remonstrance, signed on December 27, 1657, was a petition by a group of English citizens who were affronted by persecution of Quakers and the religious policies of Peter Stuyvesant, Director General of New Netherland.

This is a drawing of New York City Hall.

The articles of capitulation surrendered New Netherland to English rule. The agreement contained provisions that maintained certain rights for the settlers, such as freedom of religion and property rights. These articles helped ensure that key…

Wood nutmeg grater carved with male figure, basket of tulips and scrolled foliated designs; pierced iron grater inset on opposite side. This item from New Netherland illustrates that the settlement traded for spices not native to the area.

Believed to be a portrait of Adriaen van der Donck, a political leader in New Netherland. The provenance of this image has been questioned but there are no other existing portraits of van der Donck.