. Amsterdam, its representative business men and points of interest. lonists, who seem to have prospered, theirsettlement, by the time Governor Burnett succeeded Hunter, in 1720, being a large and flourishing vil-lage. They appear to hav-- led an uneventful life, following the peaceful occupation of agriculturalists,the fertile ground, bordering the river, yielding abundant harvests. But before this time the Dutch had 4 AMSTERDAM AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. discovered the advantages of the vicinity on account, both of the facilities it gave for trading with thefriendly Indians, and the great p
. Amsterdam, its representative business men and points of interest. lonists, who seem to have prospered, theirsettlement, by the time Governor Burnett succeeded Hunter, in 1720, being a large and flourishing vil-lage. They appear to hav-- led an uneventful life, following the peaceful occupation of agriculturalists,the fertile ground, bordering the river, yielding abundant harvests. But before this time the Dutch had 4 AMSTERDAM AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. discovered the advantages of the vicinity on account, both of the facilities it gave for trading with thefriendly Indians, and the great possibilities it possessed as an agricultural district. To the Dutch mustbe given the credit of having established the village which was the real foundation of the busy city, nowknown as Amsterdam Albert Veeder, a member of the numerous family of that name, whose descend-ants are to be found in all the towns and cities along the upper Hudson, erected a saw mill near theoutlet of Chuctenunda Creek, and about 1795 the village which grew up about this place was called. \ih\v UN Chuctanunda Crekk. Veedersburg, in his honor. The settlement, however was of slow growth, and had but a hundred andfifty inhabitants ten years after Veeders mill was located there. In 1S04 the name of the village waschanged to Amsterdam in commemoration of the restoration of the capital of Holland to the Dutch, orthe conclusion of the Peace of Amiens. It was not, however, without some opposition that the change was made. At a meeting of the vil-lagers to decide this momentous question, the vote resulted in a tie, and had not the presiding officer casithe deciding vote in favor of Amsterdam, the city might have been known as Veedersburg until thisday. Perhaps not one person in ten among the busy workers who make up the bulk of the population atthe present tiine, know that the place was ever called by any other name than that vvhich it now increased means of transportation and communication with oth
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