A report on New Amsterdam, Guyana
Regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.
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Berbice River
4 linksOne of the country's major rivers.
One of the country's major rivers.
The town of New Amsterdam is situated on the river's east bank, approximately four miles inside the river's estuary, where it enters the Atlantic Ocean.
Fort Nassau (Guyana)
3 linksThe capital of the Dutch colony of Berbice, in present-day Guyana.
The capital of the Dutch colony of Berbice, in present-day Guyana.
It was situated on the Berbice River approximately 88 kilometres upstream from New Amsterdam.
Berbice
3 linksRegion along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Dutch Republic.
Region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Dutch Republic.
In that year, the town of New Amsterdam, which grew around Fort Sint Andries, was made the new capital of the colony.
Guyana
3 linksCountry on the northern mainland of South America.
Country on the northern mainland of South America.
There are ports at Georgetown, Port Kaituma, and New Amsterdam.
Berbice slave uprising
3 linksSlave revolt in Guyana that began on 23 February 1763 and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffy.
Slave revolt in Guyana that began on 23 February 1763 and lasted to December, with leaders including Coffy.
In 1785, it was decided to move the government to Fort Sint Andries, which was renamed as New Amsterdam in 1791.
Berbice Bridge
2 linksThe Berbice Bridge is a pontoon bridge over the Berbice River near New Amsterdam in Guyana.
East Berbice-Corentyne
0 linksOne of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country.
One of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country.
Towns in the region include New Amsterdam, Corriverton and Rose Hall.
New Amsterdam Public Hospital
0 linksNew Amsterdam Public Hospital in New Amsterdam, Guyana, is the country's biggest hospital after Georgetown Public Hospital.
Mission Chapel, New Amsterdam
0 linksMission Chapel, a Congregational Church, was built around 1814 in New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana.
David Dabydeen
0 linksGuyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic.
Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic.
Dabydeen was born in Berbice, Guyana, his birth registered at New Amsterdam Registrar of Births as David Horace Clarence Harilal Sookram.