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Eagle Bridge. Village at the bridge over Hoosick river. Patriotic. 

 Eagle Mills (Millville). Village. Valuable water power on 



Poestenkill. 

 East Grafton. . See Grafton. 

 East Poestenkill. Hamlet. See Poestenkill. 

 Fonda hill. Named for John Fonda, 1750. 

 Fox Hollow. Name may be derived from Levit Fox, early settler, 



or may be descriptive. 

 Garfield. Hamlet. Modern and patriotic; originally South 



Stephentown. 

 Glasshouse. Extensive glass works. 

 Glass lake. 



Grafton. Township and hamlet. Named from Grafton, Vt. 

 Grant Hollow. Hamlet. Grant-Ferris Co. operated an agri- 

 cultural implements factory here. 

 Gravel pond. Descriptive. 

 Greenbush. Township and village. Greene bosch, from the pine 



woods adjoining. Now part of the city of Rensselaer. 

 Hanford pond. Cognominal. 

 Haynerville. Hamlet. Named for the Hayner families, early 



settlers. 

 Hayners pond. Cognominal. 

 Hicks pond. Given as Hacks pond on old map. 

 Hills Hollow. 



Hoag Corners. Named for W. B. Hoag, early settler. 

 Hoag's pond. Named for Jonathan Hoag who constructed dam 



and formed pond. 

 Hoosick. Township, village, river. Mohawk, stony place (Rutten- 



ber). Algonquin, along the kettle (Beauchamp). 



Hoosick falls, Hoosick junction, West Hoosick and 



North Hoosick, all take name from the river. 

 Ives Corners. Hamlet. Named for Ives family, early settlers. 

 Johnsonville. Hamlet. Named for William Johnson, early 



proprietor, 1800. 

 Kendall pond. Named for David Kendall, early settler. 

 Kinderhook creek. A Dutch name signifying " Children's Point." 



Name belongs properly to Columbia county. 

 Kykout hill. From Dutch Kykuyt or Kijkuit (modern spelling) = 



lookout. 

 Lansingburgh. Town, village (part of Troy). Named for and 



laid out in 1771 by Abraham Jacob Lansingh as the City of 



