Yorktov,Ti is situated sixteen miles north of White Plains, the countyseat, distant forty-two miles from New York, and one hundred and seventeen from Albany ; bounded north, by Putnam county ; east, by Somers and New Castle ; south, by New Castle, and west by Cortlandt.

Prior to 17SS, Yorktown and Somers constituted the "middle ward" of Cortlaudt's manor, called " Hanover." A portion of the former early acauiredthenameof "Gertrude's Borough," in honor of Gertrude Beeckman, wife of Colonel Henry Beeckman, and one of the daughters and devisees of De Fleer Stephanus Van Cortlandt, first Lord of the manor of Cortlandt. The present tovniship was erected on the 7th of March, 17 98."

The Mohegan name '= Appamaghpogh," appears to have been applied to the whole Indian territory v.-ithin the manor, west of Meahagh (Verplanck's Point), which was subject to Weskhewen, chief sachem of Sachus, as late as 16S5. The eastern section of Yorktown still bears the name of '-Aemawalk," probably an abbreviation and corruption of the former town-- thus, Appama^hpogh, A/nag/pogh, Amaiiwgh or Aiiiawalk. The lands of ''Appamaghpogh," were originally granted to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 16S3, by the two Indian sachems, Pewemind and Oskewans, as mentioned in our description of Somers, &:c.

The principal aboriginal settlement in this part of " Appamaghpogh,"

occupied the summit of -Indian Hill," a vast height which arises to an

elevation of nearly six hundred feet above the northern margin of "'Lake

• Magrigaries," "Magnegamus,"or " Magregard," (Hollow Lake), situated

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