" would be- u no water or " little water or motion." Another classification would be ma, large water tea, valley or land cc the large water in the scape ; wan, inanimate motion literally ;

valley," wan perhaps referring to that portion of the creek near its confluence with the Hudson.

What is now known as Wappinger's creek, while appropri ately preserving the name of its

aboriginal owners, was called by them, but by the very beautiful name, Mawenawasigh.

not so

Ma

is The precise meaning of the phrase cannot be given. the Algonquin for large water ; we is also water ; na is excel

lence, fairness, abundance, something surpassing ; wasigb is apparently a corrupt rendering of wassa, light or foamy water. large stream of excellent water, or a large waterfall, would

seem to cover the original definition. Such names are beauti ful without interpretation, and far more appropriate than many English geographical terms. Wappinger's Falls, the name of the village near the locality from

which it takes its name, might well

be changed to Mawenawasigh.

Apoquague was the Indian name of what is now called Silver The name signifies " round pond." Wtclake, in Fishkill.

was the Indian name of the highest peak in the Fishkill mountains on the south border of East Fishkill, and also of the

copee

pass or gorge in the mountains through which the Indian trail An Indian castle is traditionally located here, formerly ran.

and another

at

Shenandoab.

It

is

said