On the 22nd of April 1625 the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company decreed the establishment of Fort Amsterdam and the creation of ten adjoining farms. The purchase of the Island of Manhattan was accomplished in 1626. Thus was laid the foundation of the City of New York.

Text on North Side:

In testimony of ancient and unbroken friendship this flagpole is presented to the City of New York by the Dutch people - 1926.

Marker is at the intersection of State Street and Battery Place, on the left when traveling north on State Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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