Fort Orange

Fort Orange was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city and state capital , developed near this site.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …is also known as “Fort Oranje”
  • Description: fort in New Netherland (now Albany, New York)

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Slater and MVP Arena.
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is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that… is situated 850 feet south of Fort Orange.
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is an indoor arena located in . is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Fort Orange.
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The , also known as the United States… is situated 1,500 feet north of Fort Orange.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rensselaer and Arbor Hill Historic District–Ten Broeck Triangle.
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, locally, is a city in …
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The …
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is a neighborhood in , located in a ravine north of Downtown Albany.

Fort Orange

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Latitude
42.6449° or 42° 38′ 42″ north
Longitude
-73.74982° or 73° 44′ 59″ west
Open location code
87J8J7V2+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5325913332
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q693096

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Fort Orange” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Форт Орандж”
  • Chinese: “奥兰治堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Oranje (Nieuw-Nederland)”
  • Dutch: “Fort Oranje”
  • Estonian: “Fort Oranje”
  • French: “Fort Orange”
  • French: “Fort Oranje”
  • German: “Fort Orange”
  • German: “Fort Oranje”
  • Hebrew: “פורט אורנג‘”
  • Italian: “Fort Orange”
  • Italian: “Fort Oranje”
  • Japanese: “オラニエ砦”
  • Persian: “فورت اورانخه”
  • Spanish: “Fort Oranje (Nuevos Países Bajos)”
  • Spanish: “Fort Oranje”
  • Western Frisian: “Fort Oranje”

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