Author: William Martin Beauchamp

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781332143504

Excerpt from Indian Names in New-York: With a Selection From Other States, and Some Onondaga Names of Plants, Etc There are more Indian names of places in use in New York than is commonly supposed, though many are of little importance, and some are much changed from their original sound. This causes a difficulty in obtaining their true meanings when once forgotten. They are referable to the two great Indian families, the Iroquois and Algonquin, the former mainly prevailing from Albany westward, and the latter being principally confined to the Hudson river valley and the shores of Lake Champlain, though some will be found along the St. Lawrence and the Susquehanna. Near the former river and in the Adirondacks, they are mostly of recent introduction through Algonquin hunters and guides. In a general way the latter class may be recognized by the use of m, b, p, and sometimes by terminations like ick, ing, uck, an, etc. Some names have been introduced, as Alabama, Osceola, Wyoming, and others, but these are few. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.