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Ulster county. S. L. Frey says of this county, " It is a 

 country of abundant streams and that it was occupied for a long 

 time by aboriginal tribes is clearly shown by the abundant relics. 

 The indications however are that there was no long residence at 

 any one point. There are no beds of debris, ashes, coal, bones, 

 etc., such as are found on the sites of Iroquois villages." The 

 people were Algonquins and of different habits from the interior 

 nations. They raised corn but often changed their homes. There 

 were several bands of these called by various names but generally 

 known as the Esopus Indians, who lived in the valleys or jiear 

 the Hudson river. They are famous for their wars with the Dutch. 



1 On a map of the Catskill region issued by the West Shore 

 railroad in 1893 Indian graves are indicated between West Sauger- 

 ties and Quarry ville. 



2 Rev. Dennis Wortman reports two village sites near Sauger- 

 ties. 



3 There were cornfields near Wagondale and Sagerskill. — 

 Sylvester, p. 57 • ' 



4 Several clearings and orchards were known in Olive at an 

 early day. On the farm of Benjamin Turner was a cemetery. 

 Early relics are frequently found. — Sylvester, p. 301 



5 Site at Glasco. 



6 The Esopus Indians around Kingston were sometimes called 

 Warynawaucks. — Schoonmaker, p. 3. There was an inscribed stone 

 at Esopus Landing and a village site near Kingston Point. 



7 There was a village and cemetery at Ponckhockie. 



8 An Indian fort called Wiltmeet is supposed to have been in 

 Marbletown. — Schoonmaker, p. 15. In that town Mr Louis Bevier 

 has fine relics found on his farm. — Frey 



9 There was a town at the junction of Rondout and Vernoey 

 kills at Wawarsing. Arrowheads, etc. were found there. — Schoon- 

 maker, p. 35. The grand council house of the Esopus Indians was 

 there and thus several trails met. — Sylvester, p. 22 



10 In the Esopus war of 1659 the Indians had corn at Le Fevre's 

 falls in Rosendale. This was on the flat owned by Timothy F. 

 Tiison. — Sylvester, p. 42 



