Jogee Hill, in the town of Minisink, takes its name from and preserves the place of residence of Keghgekapowell alias Joghem. one of the grantors of lands to Governor Dongan in 1684.

considerable canton is said to have resided in the vicinity at an early period, and that

Jogbem remained an occupant of this hill had departed for the west. Arrowheads and small images of various kinds have been found here, and among other articles an Indian tomahawk the whole of which long after his brethren

is

a pipe,

Minnisink

the pole being the bowl, is

from Minnis, an

and the handle the stem.

island, and ink, locality, and not

from Minsis, the name of the wolf tribe of the Lenapes.

The

name

has a very general application to lands, in Pennsylvania It as well as New York, known as the Minnisink country.

had

its

origin

in

the tradition that the land was covered with

water before the Delaware broke through the mountain at the water gap, or Pohoqualin, and is said to mean the land from

which the water is gone. Entering the Hudson south of Newburgh is ^uassaick creek. The name is from qussuk, a stone, and the signification stony

Newburgh and partly in New Windsor is what is called Muchattoes Hill, a name apparently derived from brook.

Partly in

Muhk, red; at, near

or by, and

os,

small

a

small red

hill

near the river.

North of Newburgh the rocky peninsula known as DansKammer point is a feature in the landscape as well as in the history of the river.