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4 OCT 1648 - The first volunteer fire department was established in New York by “peg leg” Peter Stuyvesant, Captain General and Governor in Chief of Amsterdam in New Netherland now called New York and the Dutch West India Islands. An interesting if not inspiring leader, to learn why he was called peg leg Stuyvesant & why the Dutch lost their Colonies to the British newnetherlandinstitute.org/history-and-heritage/dutch_americans/peter-stuyvesant/
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 11:21:58 +0000

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