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killed with. Ms own tomahawk. In 1660 a treaty
of peace was framed; but three years later we
find the two races again embroiled. Thus In-
dian wars continued down to the close of Dutch
rule.

In spite of these troubles in the more outlying
districts, New Amsterdam continued to grow and
thrive. In Stuyvesant's time the thoroughfares of
New Amsterdam were laid out as streets and were
named. The line of houses facing the fort on the
eastern side was called the Marckveldt, or Market-
field, taking its name from the green opposite,
which had been the site of the city market. De
Heere Straat, the principal street, ran north from
the fort through the gate at the city wall. De
Hoogh Straat ran parallel with the East River
from the city bridge to the water gate and on its
line stood the Stadt-Huys. 'T Water ran in a semi-
circular line from the point of the island and was
bordered by the East River. De Brouwer Straat
took its name from the breweries situated on it
and was probably the first street in the town to
be regulated and paved. De Brugh Straat, as the
name implies, led to the bridge crossing. De Heere
Graft, the principal canal, was a creek running deep
into the island from the East River and protected