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Achter Kol, New Netherland

1641 establishments in the Dutch Empire17th-century establishments in New JerseyBogota, New JerseyDutch-American culture in New JerseyGeography of Bergen County, New Jersey
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Blaeu Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova (Detail Hudson Area)
Blaeu Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova (Detail Hudson Area)

Achter Kol (or Achter Col) was the name given to the region around the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in northeastern New Jersey by the first European settlers to it and was part of the 17th century province of New Netherland, administered by the Dutch West India Company. At the time of their arrival, the area was inhabited by the Hackensack and Raritan groups of Lenape natives.

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Achter Kol, New Netherland
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