Far from indicating a great space of sand, as has been suggested by Riker and others, the precise derivation appears to be the Delaware lexau-hannes-s or "sand-streamlittle," descriptive of the small creek that flowed between its sandy banks. Rechewas point thus appears as hxau-es or "little sand point."-- M. R. Harrington. 11. Conykeekst. The Delaware kwene-akies-k indicates the character of the tract as a long-place-little-at, or long narrow tract, perhaps wooded, bounded west by the marsh lands and east by the surging -- waters of the East river. M. R. Harrington. 12. Riker, James, History of Harlem, p. 282.

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13. Skinner, Alanson, Archeological Investigations on Manhattan Island, Indian Notes and Monographs, vol. ii, no. 6, 1920. 14. Mosholu. A simple explanation of the name is offered by the Delaware Mosxo- X&eu, meaning clear (not turbid), which may well have been the character of the bright waters of the brook, bounding over the cascade in front of the villagesite. -- M. R. Harrington. 15. Nipxichsen. A more satisfactory definition of the name applied to this hilltop station than has been heretofore suggested, is found in the Delaware mbinishkeu, or as it appears in its Natick form, nip-nishkeneunque, signifying muddy or dirty water. This could be • very reasonably applied to the rain-water pond which in certain seasons filled the hollow space back of the site of the old -- Tippett dwelling. M. R. Harrington. 16. Bolton, R. P., A Pioneer Settler's Home, Quarterly Bulletin, N. Y. Historical Society, vol. v, no. 1, New York, 1921.