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History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River — Passage 207 (part 3)

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[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] (O' Callaghan.) Bolton says the name signifies "a run between two hills." The Dutch styled it " Sleepy Haven kil," hence the origin of the present term Sleepy Hollow applied to the valley. Sacrabung^ or mill river, takes its name from sacra, rain. Its liability to freshets after heavy rains, may have given origin to the Indian name. (Ibid?) £)uinnabung, a neck of land at the mouth and west side of the Bronck river, — from quinni, long, and unk^ locality. (Ibid.) Aquebung, " the place of peace," — from aquene, peace, — was the name given to the place occupied by Jonas Bronck in commemoration of the peace which was there con cluded with the Indians in 1643. (Ibid.) The Indian name for the Bronck tract, however, was Ranachque or Raraque. The tract commonly called by the English the " White Plains," was known to the Indians as ^hiaroppas. Verplanck's point was called Meabagb, and the lands immediately east, Appamagb-pogh. Poningo, the name of the residence of one of the chiefs of the Siwanoys, embraces the tract of land now included in the towns of Rye and Harrison. Rye Neck was called Apaw-quammis. The town of Morisania was known as Ranachque or Raraque. The towns of New Castle and Bedford occupy a tract called Shappeqlia, a name now applied to the Shappequa hills, and destined to be remembered from its recent association with trte name of Mr. Horace Greeley. The west neck adjoining New Rochelle was called Magopson.