Fort Good Hope

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House of Hope, also known as Fort Good Hope, was a redoubt and factory in the seventeenth-century Dutch colony of New Netherland. The trading post was located at modern-day Hartford, Connecticut at Park River), a tributary river of the Fresh River. The location of this confluence of rivers is at contemporary Sheldon Street. The fort is recalled today with a nearby avenue called Huyshope, once the center of economic activity in the city.

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Fort Goede Hoop; Fort Good Hope; House of Hope
fortUnited StatesNew NetherlandUnited StatesNew Netherland


Location: 41.76, -72.67, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Fort Good Hope
    1633 Dutch trading house in Connecticut
  • Fort Huis ter Hope
    fort used by the Dutch West India Company
Plymouth vessel of William Holmes expedition passing Good Hope, shelled by the Dutch guns, 1633Plymouth vessel of William Holmes expedition passing Good Hope, shelled by the Dutch guns, 1633
Plymouth vessel of William Holmes expedition passing Good Hope, shelled by the Dutch guns, 1633Plymouth vessel of William Holmes expedition passing Good Hope, shelled by the Dutch guns, 1633
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpageFortWiki page@Wikidata
    organisationarms industryU.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Companyarms industry, businessWikidata
    organisationarms industry1855Colt's Manufacturing Companyarms industry, subsidiary company, business, enterpriseWikidata
    organisationarms industry2003Stag Armsarms industry, businessWikidata
    sitefortFort Good HopefortWikidata
    sitefortFort Huis ter HopefortWikidata
    commonsimagePlymouth vessel of William Holmes expedition passing Good Hope, shelled by the Dutch guns, 1633 Commons
    commonsimagePlymouth vessel of William Holmes expedition passing Good Hope, shelled by the Dutch guns, 1633 Commons