who were the early settlers on the island where the boardwalk is located?
Native American population  and the Dutch
Coney Island
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when did the coney island parachute jump close 1960s what was this? It is a defunct amusement ride and a landmark on the Riegelmann Boardwalk on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. when was it established? 1939 why was it closed? It stopped operating as part of Steeplechase Park upon the latter's closure in 1964 and according to an engineer Helen Harrison, the last documented incident on the ride was when a young girl was reported to have gotten stuck halfway through the the drop on May .30,1968. how is the broadwalk relevant in culture? It became known as the area's "Main Street," supplanting Surf Avenue in that role and is described as "the oldest, most densely crowded and most democratic" of all the amusement areas around New York City.
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Coney Island [SEP] Early settlement
Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European explorer to sight the island of Narrioch during his expeditions to the area in 1527 and 1529. He was subsequently followed by Henry Hudson. The Dutch established the colony of New Amsterdam in present-day Coney Island in the early 17th century. The Native American population in the area dwindled as the Dutch settlement grew and the entire southwest section of present-day Brooklyn was purchased in 1645 from the Native Americans in exchange for a gun, a blanket, and a kettle. In 1644, a colonist named Guysbert Op Dyck was given a patent for 88 acres of land in the town of Gravesend, on the southwestern shore of Brooklyn.