From Abbotts to Zurich: New York State Placenames

by Ren Vasiliev

Book Overview

Sangerfield: The town was established in 1795 on land originally owned by Jebediah Sanger who, wanting to have a new settlement named after him, promised a cask of rum for the first town meeting and 50 acres to the first church. The rum was drunk at the first town meeting in 1795. The Native American name for the site was Skanawis, "a long swamp."

East New York: John Pitkin came here from Connecticut in 1835 and bought land that he developed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815607989
• ISBN13: 9780815607984
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"