what is now the United States. Frenchtown, New Jersey, part of the larger Delaware River Valley, was a settling area in the early 1700s. The Huguenot neighbourhood in New York City's borough of Staten Island, straddling Huguenot Avenue Huguenot Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Florida. The early leaders John Jay and Paul Revere were of Huguenot descent. Francis Marion, an American Revolutionary War guerrilla fighter in South Carolina, was of predominantly Huguenot ancestry. New Paltz, New York New Rochelle, New York, named for the city of La Rochelle, a known former Huguenot stronghold in France. The Huguenot and Historical Association of New Rochelle was organised in 1885 for the purpose of perpetuating the history of its original Huguenot settlers. The mascot of New Rochelle High School is the Huguenot; and one of the main streets in the city is called Huguenot Street. John Pintard (1759–1854), a descendant of Huguenots and prosperous New York City merchant who was involved in various New York City organisations. Pintard was credited with establishing the modern conception of Santa Claus. Arthur C. Mellette (June 23, 1842 – May 25, 1896), the last governor of the Dakota territory and the first governor of South Dakota is of Huguenot descent. In Richmond, Virginia and the neighbouring Chesterfield County, there is a Huguenot Road. A Huguenot High School in Richmond and Huguenot Park in Chesterfield County, along with several other uses of the name throughout the region, commemorate the early refugee settlers. The Manakintown Episcopal Church in Midlothian, Virginia serves as a National Huguenot Memorial. Walloon Settlers Memorial (located in Battery Park) is a monument given to the City of New York by the Belgian Province of Hainaut in honour of the inspiration of Jessé de Forest in founding New York City. Baron de Cartier de Marchienne, representing the government and Albert I, King of Belgium, presented the monument to Mayor John F. Hylan, for the City of New York 18 May 1924. Oxford, Massachusetts England There is a Huguenot society in London, as well as a French Protestant Church of London, founded in 1550 in Soho Square, which is still active, and has also been a registered charity since 1926. Huguenots of Spitalfields is a registered charity promoting public understanding of the Huguenot heritage and culture in Spitalfields, the City of London and beyond. They arrange tours, talks, events and schools programmes to raise the Huguenot profile in