Dutch Establish a Trading Post at Hartford

Title

Dutch Establish a Trading Post at Hartford

Description

The Dutch build a trading post at what is now Hartford, located at the junction of the Connecticut, Hockanum, and Freshet rivers, to engage in fur trading with the Native American.

Source

Wilson H. Faude, “The Dutch Put Hartford on the Map,” Hartford Courant, November 20, 2005, https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2005-11-20-0511200140-story.html

Date

1633

Contributor

hall_tyler

Collection

Digital Windham

Citation

“Dutch Establish a Trading Post at Hartford,” History Digitized, accessed March 12, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/654.