Page 334 of "Historical and Statistical Gazeteer of New York State; A.P. Smith, publishers, 8 S. Salina St. Syracuse; 1860" locates Red Falls in Greene County and contains the following: "Red Falls, (p.v.) on Batavia Kil, contains a cotton factory, a paper mill, and several other manufacturing establishments. Pop. 231. Settlements were made on the flats at Prattsville by Dutch immigrants from Schoharie co., during the period between the close of the Old French War in 1763 and the breaking out of the Revolution in 1776.(footnote #5 here) During the latter war the settlement was attacked by a body of Indians and tories led by a British officer. The inhabitants rallied, and a battle took place upon the bank of Schoharie Kil, a little below the Windham Turnpike, north of the village, in which the Indians and their allies were routed. Rev. Cornelius D. Schermerhorn was the first settled preacher. There are 3 churches in town; Ref. Prot. D., Prot. E., and M.E. "footnote #5: Among the first settlers were John Laraway and his sons, John, Jonas, Derick, and Martinus, Isaac Van Alstyne, _______ Vrooman, John and Peter Van Loan, John Becker, and a family by the name of Schoonmaker. The first school was taught by Mr. Banks, in 1790. Martinus Laraway kept the first inn, soon after the Revolution, and, with his brother John, erected the first gristmill." Another footnote on the page remarks that the Indian name for Batavia Kil was Chough-tig-hig-nick. Kenneth Wooster Cortland, NY