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Did you know that Florida has a history that is older than Jamestown and Plymouth Rock? While some of the first things that come to mind when visiting Florida are the great weather, white sand beaches and world-class theme parks, many people are not aware that the Sunshine State is actually home to the first Thanksgiving, the first European settlement attempt and the oldest city in the United States!

Touring Florida’s historic museums, forts, parks, memorials, cathedrals and castles provides an excellent opportunity to experience our country’s earliest beginnings. Unbeknownst to many Americans, and even Floridians, is the multitude of historical and architectural gems that Florida has to offer.

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September 12, 2009 - January 3, 2010
New Amsterdam: The Island at the Center of the World

South Street Seaport Museum
New York City, NY

Using recently uncovered archives and new scholarship, the exhibition will investigate the Dutch origins of New York as a diverse crossroads of goods and cultures. Among the highlights of the exhibition is the only surviving 17th-century document that records Peter Minuet’s legendary real estate deal with the local Lenni Lenape tribe for goods worth 60 guilders.

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