Prince's Falls, so called in description of survey of patent to Samuel Staats, 1712: "Beginning at ye mouth of a small rivulet called by the Indians Assin-napa-ink, then up the river (Hudson) as it runs, two hundred chains, which is about four chains north of Prince's Falls, including a small rocky isle and a small piece of boggy meadow called John Cantton Huck ; also a small slip of land on each side of a fall of water just below ye meadow at ye said John Oantonhuck." (Cal. N. Y. Land Papers, 99.) Long known as Buttermilk Falls and more recently as Highland Falls. In early days the falls were one of the most noted features on the lower Hudson. They were formed by the discharge over a precipice of the outlet waters of Bog-meadow Brook. They were called Prince's Falls in honor of Prince Maurice of Holland. The name was extended to the creek in the Staats surs'ey -- Prince's Kill. Manahawaghin is of record as the name of what is now known as lona Island, in connection with "A certain tract of land on the 'Adv. in Newburgh Mirror, June 18, T798.

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west side of Hudson's River, beginning on the south side of a creek called Assinapink, together with a certain island and parcel of meadow called ^Nlanahawaghin, and by the Christians Salisbury Island." The island lies about one mile south of directly opposite Anthony's Xose. and is divided from the main land by a narrow channel or marshy water-course. The tract of land lies immediately north of the Donderberg ; it was the site of the settlement known as Doodletown in Revolutionary history. The name is probably from Mannahatin, the indefinite or diminutive form of Mannahata, "The Island'* -- ^literally.