Pavonia
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Pavonia was the early 17th-century Dutch settlement on the west bank of the Hudson River that became the precursor to modern Jersey City, New Jersey.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial settlement
ⓘ
former populated place ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Manhattan Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Dutch colonists
ⓘ
Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Hudson River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper New York Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Kieft's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| etymology | Latinized form of Pauw (meaning peacock) ⓘ |
| event | Pavonia Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dutch West India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch settlers ⓘ |
| governedBy | Director-General of New Netherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early European settlement in present-day New Jersey
ⓘ
precursor to urban development of Jersey City ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lower Hudson River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | early 17th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Netherland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
west bank of the North River (Hudson River) ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Hudson River ⓘ |
| modernLegacy |
Newport neighborhood of Jersey City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pavonia Avenue (Jersey City) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavonia/Newport PATH station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michiel Pauw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch colonization of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey Colony (later period) NERFINISHED ⓘ patroonship of Pavonia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lenape settlements ⓘ |
| precursorOf | Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Hudson County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| region | Bergen Neck area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Dutch colonial era in North America ⓘ |
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