Sappokanikan, a point of land on the Hudson below Greenwich avenue,

supposed to indicate, and oumgan, a portage.

is

" the

carrying place," from sipon^ river,

The Indians carried their canoes either

over the point or across the island to East river, at this place, to save the trouble of paddling down to the foot of the island and

then up the East river.

(O* Callaghari).

called Naghtognk, according to Benson.

Corlear's

hook was

The name is also given

HUDSON RWER INDIANS.

from reckwa^ sand. tract of meadow land on the north end of the island, near Kingsbridge, was called Musas Rtcbtauck ;

" meadow or

is

coota,^that was a term bestowed on a

grass

land."

(Benson.)

Warpoes

piece of elevated ground, situated the small lake or pond called the kolck ; the above and beyond in acres the neighborhood of the present several latter occupying

Centre

halls of justice in

Many of the streets of the

street.

the old Indian paths. This is true of city are laid out upon to the the Indian paths Park, where Broadway from the battery forked, one running east to Chatham square, and the other This would lead to Warpoes by west to Tivoli garden, etc. At or beyond paths on the east and west side of the kolck.

Warpoes the paths again forked, one leading to Sappokanikan on the Hudson, and the other to Nagbtognk or Corlear's hook. The island was not a place of permanent abode of the Indians, but was only occupied during certain seasons. It was sold to Minuet, the first director-general of the Holland government, was then estimated to contain about twenty-two