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Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…This beautiful projection of land was called Senasqua, one of the softest of Indian names, and in the
adjacent waters of Tappan and Haverstraw Bays great
quantities of oysters are still found and are taken
elsewhere for increased growth. Befor…
Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
…Tradition weaves the story that the forms of the
Senasqua.
ancient warriors still haunt the surrounding glens and woods of
this
and the Haunted Hollow, and the sachems of
become household words in the neighbor
Another tradition tells us that…
Hogue, O. Wendell, and Veronica Gilbert Agne. “A Brief Historical Sketch of Croton-on-Hudson.” In Croton on Hudson Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948, September Nineteenth to Twenty-Sixth. Croton-on-Hudson, NY: Croton Golden Jubilee Committee, 1948. Seq 14 only — additional pages not yet extracted from HathiTrust htid nyp.33433062496793.
…The point of land which we call Croton Point was known to the In- dians as Senasqua . After the Dutch came it was called Teller's Point for over a hundred years . The Van Cortlandts In the year 1681 , Stephanus…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…The Indian burying ground is situated near the entrance
of Senasqua Neck, (Teller's Point.) The sachem of Kitchawan in 1641,
was Metsewakes.
"Upon the 10th July, 1641, appeared before the counsel, the following chiefs summoned by Oratan, chief of…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…Anthony's nose in the Highlands, whilst the latter
held authority over the lands of Kitchawan, lying south of Veq^lanck's
Point, including Senasqua neck, (Teller's Point,) and the small island of
Oscawana.
The Indian villages in their…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…A rural lane, bordered with luxuriant forest trees, leads from the main,
called Enoch's Neck, to the Point proper, originally called by the Indians Senasqua, and by the English, Sarah's or Sarak's Point, the name
derived from…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…The largest Indian village was upon
the high flat at the neck of the peninsula of Senasqua, or Tellers, or Croton Point, which unites it with
the main land, and over which now runs the
River Road. Hence for convenience…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…by the name '^f
Slauper's Haven and by the Indians Navish, the meadow being
called by the Indians Senasqua." Clearly, Navish refers to Verdrietig Hook, on the west side of the river, where it is of record. It is…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…A rural lane, bordered with luxuriant forest trees, leads from
the main, called Enoch's Neck, to the Point proper, originally
called by the Indians Senasqua, and by the English Sarah's
or Sarak's Point, a name derived from…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…A rural lane, bordered with luxuriant forest trees, leads from the main,
called Enoch's Neck, to the Point proper, originally called by the Indians Senasqua, and by the English, Sarah's or Sarak's Point, the name
derived from…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…The Indian burying ground is situated near the entrance
of Senasqua Neck, (Teller's Point.) The sachem of Kitchawan in 1641,
was Metsewakes.
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…Came the Van Cortlandts ! The year the Half Moon sailed up the Hudson and nestled below
Senasqua at the mouth of the Kenoten's River, there lived in south
Holland a sturdy Dutch couple, Stevan and Catherine Van Cortlandt. They…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…known by the name of Slaupcrs Haven, and
by the Indians Navish, the meadow being by the Indians called Senasqua, being
bounded by the said river and a certain creek called or known to the Indians by
the name of…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…7. . ' - '
Senasqua Neck, i. 34, 36. Shanasockwell, Sachem, ii. 16. Shappequa, etymology of its name, i. 361. Sheldon's, Colonel, head-quarters, i. 272. Shorackappock, ii. 412. Shrub Oak, village of, ii. 389. Shute family, i. 157. Sigghes, Indian rock…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Sackhoes was the site of Peekskill and Senasqua of
Croton Point meadow. Kitchawan signified a swift
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Kicktawancks, or
Kitchawongs, whose chief village was just above the
mouth of the Croton river, on the isthmus connecting
Senasqua, or Teller's Point, with the main land, and
near the old Van Cortlandt Manor House. Eastwardly their lands appear…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Its precise location
was at the entrance or neck of Teller's Point (called Senasqua), and west of the cemetery of
the Van Cortlandt family.
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…Evidently through her brother's aid and influence, the Tellers obtained
the greater part of Senasqua, as the peninsula was called. The original
purchase price was a barrel of rum and twelve blankets. For a century
after that, the land…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…Sackhoes was the site of Peekskill and Senasqua of
Croton Point meadow. Kitchawan signified a swift
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and strong current and was the niime by which the
Croton River was known to the red men who hunted
game on…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Its precise location
was at the entrance or neck of Teller's Point (called Senasqua), and west of the cemetery of
the Van Cortlandt family. The traditional sachem was Croton. There was apparently a
division of chieftaincies at one time…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…The foregoing names
same word, denoting " extended <>r spread-out land."
this opinion.
" Land on a river," or " exare seemingly variations of the
A search for early forms might change
Senasqua. -- Croton Point on Hudson, Wanasque, " a point or ending…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…The
Indian burying ground is situated near the entrance of Senasqua
Neck, (Teller's Point.) The sachem of Kitchawan in 1641, was
Metse wakes.
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
Senasqua, quoted as the name of Teller's Point (now Croton
Point), and also as the name of Teller's Neck, is described as "A
meadow," presumably on the neck or point. It is an equivalent of
Del Lenaskqiial, "Original…
Ruttenber, E.M. Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names in the Valley of Hudson's River, the Valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware. Published in the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, Vol. VI. 1906.
…The Indians on both sides
of the Hudson here were of kindred stock and were largely intermarried. (See Raritans and Pomptons.)
Senasqua, quoted as the name of Teller's Point (now Croton
Point), and also as the name of Teller…
Bacon, Edgar Mayhew. The Hudson River from Ocean to Source: Historical, Legendary, Picturesque. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903.
…The Indian name of the point was
Senasqua. An early settler on the point was one
Teller, and the land became known to rivermen as
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Teller's; but after a while this man died, and his…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Van Bursum was the first white owner
called
was
language
Indian
the
peninsula of Croton Point, which in
present
its
g
receivin
before
and,
,
Senasqua
of
name
by the pleasing
name, had long been known as Teller's Point (also…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…Seaburv, Samuel (Rev.), 301, 302, 313. 315. Sears. Isaac (Captain), Westchestci
Raid of. See, Isaac, 470. Segur, < ottnt, 520. Senasqua,
26, 166. Settlements (see also Patents and Pur
chases):-- of Manhattan Island. 71; of Bronxland by Jonas Bronck, 87; of…
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…The proximity of the Brook Street pedestrian overpass and the nearby Senasqua Park, and a future waterfront park at the Village parcel, will allow the North Riverside district to play an increasingly important role as a link between the Upper…
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…At Senasqua Park, the dirt and noise caused by the large geese population should be addressed. At Black Rock Park, a plan for making it more user-friendly should be developed. Senasqua Park playground PAGE 111 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN New…
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…The Village’s Hudson riverfront area, from the northwestern tip of the Village to the area just south of Senasqua Park is zoned WC. The land uses in this district include Senasqua Park, a Village-owned park, the Croton Yacht…