-
European contact in the 17th century. They
called the area on
Bergen Neck
Minkakwa (alternatively
spelled Minelque and Minackqua)
meaning "a
place of good...
- time of
European contact in the 17th century. They
called the area on
Minkakwa,
meaning a
place of good crossing. This is
likely so
because it was the...
- Avenue, Bergenfield,
among many others. The
Caven Point settlement at
Minkakwa on the west s**** of the
Upper New York Bay lied
between the settlements...
- one is
named after the
Sachem named Cats. The
Caven Point settlement at
Minkakwa on the west s**** of the
Upper New York Bay
between Pamrapo and Communipaw...
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Constable Hook NJ 1646
patent Nieuw Amersfoort Flatlands,
Brooklyn NY 1647
Minkakwa Caven Point NJ 1647
Weehawken Weehawken NJ 1647 land
patent Fort Beversreede...
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grants were made for
tracts "achter de Kol" or
Achter Col at Pamrapo,
Minkakwa, and Kewan. The
colony grew and the
situation remained relatively peaceful...
- for land "achter Kol",
which became the
small communities of
Pamrapo and
Minkakwa. Eventually, Oratam,
deeded the land to the
Dutch in 1665. A representation...
-
after their arrival at New
Amsterdam they
moved to Bergen,
settling at
Minkakwa. Van
Buskirk built a home and farm
around the year 1700 on a
bluff overlooking...
- Communipaw, Harsimus, and
Paulus Hook, and
later at Hoboken, Pamrapo, Kewan/
Minkakwa, and Vriessendael. Some of the
communities were
compromised in conflicts...
-
Harsimus extending to
Achter Col, as well as ****her
south along the bay at
Minkakwa and Pamrapo. In 1655, the
settlers again came in
fatal conflict with the...
