At 01:59 PM 2/18/01 -0800, you wrote: >How does one pronounce SCHAGHTICOKE? > >Nancy Hargiss >California, USA > The following information is from "Historical and Statistical Gazetteer of New York State," by J. H. French, 1860. Schaghticoke (1) - was formed as a district, March 24, 1772, and as a town, March 7, 1788. (1) Pron. "Skat-i-kook." In old documents it is variously spelled "Schetekoke," Schactekoke," "Scahwahook," and "Schagcoque." It is said to be an Algonquin word, meaning "landslide." The Stockbridge Indians called it [the rest of this line is illegible]. >==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== >Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ >GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer >GenExchange-Rensselaer Co http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer > > >