ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES OF NEW YORK II9 



MONTGOMERY COUNTY 



All the early Mohawk towns of the historic period in New York 

 are in this county, three earlier ones lying north and west. The 

 Mahican boundary line followed the hilltops east of Schoharie creek 

 and near the line of Albany county, and at one time the western 

 Mohawk boundary was at Little Falls. The sites of the towns were 

 often changed, and several names might be given to one, or some 

 small village might have none on record. In a few instances the 

 name followed the town in its removals. 



A-dri-u-cha or A-dri-u-tha is a name applied by W. Max Reid to 

 Buttennilk falls near Cranesville and to the vicinity. There were 

 no Mohawk towns apparently as far east as this, but the name has 

 been connected with that of Adriochten, principal chief of the first 

 Mohawk castle in 1634, that being then west of Schoharie creek, 

 while Cranesville is far to the east. His name might be derived 

 from ateriatha, to be valiant. ^ 



A-ha-rig-do-wa-nigh-an-igh was a name for Timmerman's creek 

 in 1754. 



An-da-ra-gue or Andaraque, the town where De Tracy caused 

 proclamation to be made, October 17, 1666, of taking possession of 

 this Mohawk fort and four others, with all the lands around them. 

 The name is contracted from Teandarague, often written Teon- 

 doroge. It is closely related to the name of Ticonderoga, lacking 

 only the prefix. 



An-ni-es or Agniers, people of the Hint. There are other French 

 forms of the national name of the Mohawks, which was not that by 

 which they are popularly known. Anniegue' was a name for their 

 country. 



As-ser-u-e was the first castle and that of the Turtles in 1644, 

 according to Megapolensis. It was a little west of Schoharie creek, 

 and the name was a variant of another. It might refer to good axes 

 owned there, but more probably to putting something into the water, 

 to cross the creek or river. 



At-he-dagh-que was a place at St Johns ville in 1733,. 



Ca-daugh-ri-ty, steep hanks^ or perpendicular wall. On some 

 patents it is Ka-da-ro-de, giving a broad sound to the second syl- 

 lable. Sauthier's map has it Cadaredie, on both sides of Aries kill. 

 Boyd erroneously derived it from canada, village, and oquari, hear. 

 Simms called it a landslide on Schoharie creek, in the town of 



