Placenames New Netherland



early settlers , descendents gave many placenames still in use throughout region new netherland. using dutch, , latin alphabet, batavianized names of native american geographical locations such manhattan, hackensack, sing-sing, , canarsie. peekskill, catskill, , cresskill refer streams, or kils, around grew. schuylkill river redundant, since kil built it. among use hoek, meaning corner, are: red hook, sandy hook, constable hook, , kinderhook.


nearly pure dutch forms name bodies of water spuyten duyvil, kill van kull, , hell gate. countless towns, streets, , parks bear names derived dutch places or surnames of dutch settlers. hudson , house of orange-nassau lend names numerous places in northeast.








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