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The first known colony in present Bergen County was founded in 1640 by David Pietersz DeVries, a Dutch explorer, sea captain, and patroon. Then part of New Netherland, the plantation included the Borough of Edgewater. Here, DeVries built his house and raised tobacco, corn, and cattle. In 1643 the settlement was destroyed in a war with the Hackensack and Tappan Indians.
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Edgewater, New Jersey · United States
