This station was directly south, across the waters of East river, from the village of Rechtauck, on Corlears hook, and probably in full sight of the Werpoes hill on Manhattan. Its vicinity is now completely covered by modern streets and buildings. The tract of land on which it was situated was called Rinnegaconck,24 which later became known as the Wallabout. As in other instaces, it would seem probable that the name would have been applied to the village as well as to its vicinity. The tract was

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sold in 1637, "by special order of the rulers and consent of the community. "

The name of Wallabout bay, which is so conspicuous a feature of the locality, has been attributed to Dutch origin as "Wallboght," but it may be noted, as at least a coincidence, that the Delaware word waloh means "a ditch," and might not unreasonably be assumed to have been its original native name, adopted and modified by their successors.

The first white settlement in Brooklyn was made upon the site of the native village known as Marechkawick (117).25 This would locate that Indian station at the old settlement which was built up on both sides of the native path, now Fulton street, in the vicinity of Lawrence and Jay streets. The name of the chieftaincy is defined by Tooker as meaning "at his fortified house," indicating some strategic and elevated position in which, for defensive purposes, the natives could gather behind a wall of palisades. A village-site alongside the path had no substantial elevation above