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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River

Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872. 250 words

of the Siwanoys, embraces the tract of land now included in the towns of Rye and Harrison. Rye Neck was called Apaw-

The town of Morisania was known as Ranachque or The towns of New Castle and Bedford occupy a Raraque. tract called Shappeqlia, a name now applied to the Shappequa quammis.

hills,

and destined to be remembered from its recent association

with

trte

adjoining

name of Mr. Horace Greeley.

The west neck The Byram

New Rochelle was called Magopson.

river was known

by the name of Armonck, and the meadowy

Harlem river was called bordering it Haseco and Miosekassaky. Muscoota; Blind brook, Mockquams, and the high ridge east of Enketaupuenson ; Beaver

it,

dam

or Stony Brook, Pockestersen,

and Delancey's neck, Waumainuck.

A tract called Rippowams

The name is applied to the entire range both in New Jersey and New York.

HUDSON RWER INDIANS.

to the share of the people of Stamford, Conn., in 1655. extended eighteen miles north and south, and eight miles east and west.

fell

It

In the town of Carmel, in the county of Putnam, is located Lake Macookpack, now Mahopack^ a term probably signifying simply a large inland lake, from

The same name was

ma large water and aki land. what is now known as The lake is nine miles in cir

to

applied

Copake lake in Columbia county.

cumference, and is situated about eighteen hundred feet above On one of the islands of the lake is what

the level of the sea. the