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Populated places established in 1630

  • Jersey City, New JerseyIn 1609, Henry Hudson anchored his small vessel Halve Maen at Sandy Hook and Harsimus Cove. He spent nine days surveying the area and meeting its inhabitants…
  • BostonIn 1630, English Puritan settlers led by John Winthrop arrived on the Shawmut Peninsula to establish a new settlement. Isaac Johnson named this place Boston…