Rosenberg however persisted, established the New-York and Surinam Company, and finally received a concession in 1870.

In 1958 Klaaskreek was designated as one of the transmigration towns for the inhabitants of the area that was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam,[4] and the main settlement for people from Ganzee.

[1] Klaaskreek has a school, police station,[4] civil engineering company.,[6] river resort,[7] and a beach called Benastrand.

[9] Other villages in the resort include Berg en Dal, Kapasikélé, Njun Lombe, Mujékiki, and Reinsdorp.

[11] however the Surinamese Interior War and lethal yellowing resulted in the closure of the factory in 1996.