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Lansinghburgh. In its early history commonly known as New 

 City in contrast to Albany, the " Old City." 



Little Schodack island. See Schodack. 



Long pond. Descriptive. 



Lower Schodack island. See Schodack. 



Lyons pond. Cognominal. 



Hastens Corners. Hamlet. Named for the Masten family, store- 

 keepers. 



Melrose. Hamlet. Probably Scotch. 



Meshodac Peak. Indian = mishadchu, great mountain (Beau- 

 champ), 



Miller Corners. Hamlet. Named for George Miller, storekeeper, 

 1840. 



Millville. Alternative name for Eagle Mills. 



Molls island. Named for the Molls family. 



Molls Plaat. Named for the Molls family. 



Moon hill. Named for the family of J. S. Moon, 



Moordener kill. Stream. Refers to an early battle on its banks 

 between settlers and robbers. " Moordener is a corruption of 

 Moordenaer or Moordenaar = murderer." (A. J. F, van Laer) 



MuiTZES kill. Stream. The story is that a Dutch female with 

 high hat lost it in the stream and cried out, " Di muitz is in de 

 Kil." " Muitses may be a corruption of Mutsen (pi. of Muts- 

 woman's lace cap or man's woolen or fur cap), but the story 

 sounds foolish. More likely, Muitzes is a corruption of Muisen 

 -mice." (A. J. F, van Laer) 



Nassau. Township, village. Named from old Nassau; originally 

 Philipstown. 

 North Nassau, East Nassau, Nassau pond. 



Nepimore creek, 



Newcomb Pond. Named for Daniel Newcomb, 1790. 



North Greenbush. See Greenbush. 



Odell hill. Named for Simeon Odell, 1790. 



Papscanie island. Abbreviated from the name of the original 

 owner, Papsickenekas or Paep-Sikenekomtas. 



Pattersons Corners. Hamlet. Named from early settlers. 



Peckham pond. Named for early pioneer who lived near it. 



Petersburg. Township, village. Named for Peter Simmons, 1791. 



North Petersburg. 



Petersburg Junction. 



Pike hill. A companion name to Pike pond. 



