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Switzkill. Stream. There were many Swiss settlers in the town 



of Berne. 

 Ten-Mile creek. Descriptive. 



Thompson lake. Named for John and William Thompson. 

 Tivoli Hollow. Early hamlet now included in the northern part 



of the city of Albany. 

 Townhouse Corners. Hamlet. Descriptive. 



Unionville. Hamlet. A "Union" church is located here. Origi- 

 nally Union Cliurch. 

 Upper Hollow. Early name for Normansville. 

 Van Leuven's Corners. Hamlet. Named for Isaac Van Leuven, 



early settler. 

 Van Schaicks island. In the Mohawk. Cognominal. 

 Van Wie's Point. On Hudson river. Named for Jan Van Wie. 

 Vlaumans kill. Stream. Cognominal. 



Voorheesville. Hamlet. Named for Alonzo B. Voorhees, 1862. 

 Warner lake. Named for Johannes and Christopher Warner. 

 Watervliet. City. Dutch ; water=wa.tev, vliet, stream, course. 



Former name West Troy, which, in 1836, was incorporated of 



the villages or hamlets of Gibbonsville, Watervliet and Port 



Schuyler. 

 Wemple. Hamlet. From a pioneer family. 

 Westerlo. Township and village. Named for Rev. Eilardus 



Westerlo, a Dutch clergyman in Albany, 1760. Formerly 



known as Chesterville. 

 Westerlo island. 

 West Township. Hamlet. 

 West Troy. Noav a part of W r atervliet. 

 Willemstadt. The name given to Albany in 1673 in honor of 



Willem (William) III, of Orange, later king of England. 

 Williamsburgh. Hamlet. Now Connersville. 

 Wolf creek. Descriptive. 

 Wolf Hill. Hamlet. 



THE PLACE NAMES OF RENSSELAER COUNTY 



Albia. Suburb of Troy. 



Alps. Hamlet. In the hilly eastern part of the county. 



Averill Park. Hamlet. Named from old and prominent family 



in the town of Sand Lake. 

 Babcock pond. Named for John Babcock. 

 Bald mountain. Descriptive. 



