Fort Orange Archeological Site
Historic site in Albany, New York. Added to the National Register in 1993, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Fort Orange was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city and state capital Albany, New York developed near 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, the fort and community became an independent municipality, paving the way for the future city of Albany. After the English reconquered the region they soon abandoned Fort Orange in favor of a new fort: Fort Frederick, constructed in 1676.
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The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | Jct. of I-787 and US 9 and 20, Albany, NY |
| County | Albany County |
| Listed | Nov 4, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93001620 |
| Type of place | fort, archaeological site |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 sites |
Visiting
| Address | Jct. of I-787 and US 9 and 20, Albany, NY |
| Coordinates | 42.64493, -73.74986 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · 19 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 93001620. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.