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Footprints of the Red Men: Indian Geographical Names — Passage 17

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[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1906)] Mass., "A high place," "A height." (Trumbull.) See Ishpatinau. Quarepos, of record as the name of the district of country called by the English "White Plains," from the primary prevalence there of white balsam (Dr. O'Callaghan), seems to have been the name of the lake now known as St. Mary's. _Quar_ is a form of _Quin, Quan,_ etc., meaning "Long," and _pos_ stands for _pog_ or _paug,_ meaning "Pond." The name is met in _Quin'e-paug,_ "Long Pond." The pond lies along the east border of the town of White Plains. Peningo, the point or neck of land forming the southeastern extremity of the town of Rye, [FN] was interpreted by Dr. Bolton, with doubtful correctness: "From _Ponus,_ an Indian chief." The neck is some nine miles long by about two miles broad and seems to have been primarily a region of ridges and swamps. * * * * * [FN] Rye is from Rye, England. The derivative is _Ripe_ (Latin), meaning, "The bank of a river." In French, "The sea-shore." Apanammis, Cal. N. Y, Land Papers; Apauamis and Apauamin, Col. Hist. N. Y.: Apawammeis, Apawamis, Apawqunamis, Epawames, local and Conn. Records, is given as the name of Budd's Neck, between Mamaroneck River