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Did You Know?
The first and only European to claim private ownership of Governors Island was Wouter van Twiller, a man appointed by the Dutch West India Company as director of New Netherland between 1633 and 1638.
The first and only European to claim private ownership of Governors Island was Wouter van Twiller, a man appointed by the Dutch West India Company as director of New Netherland between 1633 and 1638.