| 词条 | Jegou's Island |
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ToponymyThis island was named for Peter Jegou, an early settler thereof. It has been corrupted at times to Chygoe's Island, and erroneously attributed to the name of a Lenape sachem.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} HistoryIn 1668 New Jersey Governor Philip Carteret granted land on the island to a Frenchman, Peter Jegou, for the purpose of operating a tavern. Jegou subsequently purchased additional property from Cornelis Jorissen, Jurien Macelis and Jan Claessen. In 1668 Jegou's establishment was attacked and plundered by the Lenape.[2] The island was selected in 1677 for the location of a town, Burlington, which would be designated as the capital of West New Jersey. Quaker leader George Fox described it as "a very fit place for a town".[3] On May 7, 1733, Burlington was granted city status. The growth of Burlington City over the centuries has resulted in the filling and culverting of parts of The Moat, connecting Jegou's Island to the mainland. References1. ^A plan of the island of Burlington : and a view of the city from the River Delaware, William Russell Birch, Philadelphia, 1797 2. ^The record of the court at Upland: in Pennsylvania. 1676 to 1681. And a Military Journal, kept by Major E. Denny, 1781 to 1795. J. B. Lippincott & Co., for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, 1860. pp. 140 - 141 3. ^Friends' Intelligencer, Volume 34, No. 46; Philadelphia, 1878. p. 726 External links
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