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aborigines of this region, means rapid imtcrs, a name descriptive 

 and appropriate." There seems no ground for this.' It is now the 

 name of a town. 



Shawangunk mountains and creek {see Orange county]. 



Shen-she-chonck, a tract near Pacanasink, but south of Shaw- 

 angunk creek. 



Sho-kan' was sometimes written Ashokan, and is now a village in 

 Olive. It was called Shokaken in the Marbletown records of 1677, 

 and was often mentioned. It may be derived from chogan, a black- 

 bird, or sokan, to cross the creek, the last being preferable. 



Taugh-caugh-naugh creek is on a recent map, suggesting 

 Taghkanick. 



Ta-wer-sta-gue was a high hill in New Paltz in 1677. It has also 

 been written Tauarataque. 



Ten-de-yack-a-meek was a place on the Hudson at Sawyer's kill 

 in 1677. It may be the true form of Frudeyachkamick applied to 

 another place, perhaps referring to a great fishing place, or possibly 

 being a corrupt form of tauwatamik, nninhabited land. 



Ti-ca-to-nyk mountain is on a recent map, and may be derived 

 from tohkootauonk, a ladder, referring to a steep ascent. 



To-to-a, mentioned in 1763, may be in another county. 



Wa-er-in-ne-wangh was a name for Esopus in 1655. 



Wagh-ach-a-macl^ was annexed to Ulster at an early day, and 

 may refer to a fishing place of some kind. 



Wa-kan-ko-nach was on the line of the Pawachta tract in 1678. 



Wa-ka-se-ek was on the line of the same tract. 

 - War-a-ca-ha-es was bought in 1677. It was also called War- 

 atakac, in the mountains west of Raphoos in New Paltz. 



Wa-war-sing or Warwasing was the place of a blackbird's nest, 

 according to Schoolcraft, but this has no support. It might be 

 derived from woweaushin, a imnding about, in allusion to its many 

 streams, but the terminal syllable seems that of place. It was writ- 

 ten Wawasink in 1779, and the Rev. N. W. Jones defined it as 

 a holy place for sacriU-feasts and zvar dances. No ground exists 

 for this meaning. 



Weapons creek may have an Indian name, possibly corrupted 

 from waping, an opossum. It was mentioned in 1719. 



