…The Wall Street area is also the birthplace of New York. In 1623, the Dutch named Manhattan Island New Amsterdam and began colonizing it. In 1653, the Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant built a log wall to prevent pigs and goats from straying into the north side of the city. This is said to be the origin of the name "Wall Street." *Some of the terminology that mentions "Stuyvesant, P." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ウォール街かいわいは,ニューヨーク発祥の地でもある。1623年,オランダ人がマンハッタン島をニューアムステルダムと名づけて植民を始め,53年,オランダ人総督ストイベサントPeter Stuyvesantが,豚やヤギが町の北側に迷い込むのを防ぐために丸木の塀wallを建てた。これが〈ウォール・ストリート〉の名前の由来とされている。… ※「Stuyvesant,P.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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