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Real Estate Bargains From Early Settlers And Their Purchases
A survey of historic land deals shows how much land changed hands for small sums. Peter Minuit paid $24 for Manhattan, Wouter Van Twiller traded 172 acres for $1.65, and Staten Island changed hands for goods. Columbus and Penn invested varied sums, while Maryland and New Jersey transfers reveal the early cost of expansion. The Louisiana Purchase and Indian land compensation later framed US growth in dollars and dozens of pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
Director Minuit
Wouter van Twiller
Governor’s Island
New York Harbor
Staten Island
Christopher Columbus
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Penn
Province of
Maryland
Lord Baltimore