Cryn Fredericks
Encyclopedia
Cryn Fredericks was the chief engineer of the New Netherland
colony in 1625 and 1626. He was the designer and builder of Fort Amsterdam
.
New Netherland
New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod...
colony in 1625 and 1626. He was the designer and builder of Fort Amsterdam
Fort Amsterdam
For the historic fort on the island of Saint Martin, see Fort Amsterdam Fort Amsterdam was a fort on the southern tip of Manhattan that was the administrative headquarters for the Dutch and then British rule of New York from...
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