1877 Paterson Maps

[andy volkerts]

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[][] Geeez, I love that name.ACQUACKANONK, try to say that fast three times huh!!!!!!! Must be Indian........

 

[Plumbata]

Nice maps, I love stuff like that!

Hopefully you can get the atlas in good shape someday. I dunno how much yours would run, but the 1873 atlas book for peoria county would run 400+ if in decent shape. I have over 90% of the city/town and township maps from it though; bought a coverless ratty volume for 2 bucks at an auction 12 or 13 years ago and removed what was useful to me. I keep those maps in the truck so I can consult them when exploring/scouting potential dig sites. Pretty darn invaluable; I've made some great finds with their help.

Please post pics when you get those things framed. Gawd I love old maps! []

 

[epackage]

Andy ACQUACKANONK is now parts of modern day Paterson, Passaic & Clifton NJ....many of the towns in NJ have Indian backgrounds, here are the names and their Indian meanings...Many pics to come Plumb...[]


Absecon....................... Place of swans
Assanpink..................... Stony creek
Communipaw.................. Landing place from the side of the river
Hackensack................... Stream which discharges itself into another on level ground
Hohokus........................ Red cedars
Lamington...................... From Allamatunk under the hill
Lenape.......................... Men among Men
Manito........................... God or Almighty Spirit
Mantua.......................... (North Jersey Indians)
Metuchen....................... Dry firewood
Minsi.............................. (Indian tribe)
Moonachie...................... Ground hog
Matawan......................... Elevated tract of land on either side
Navesink......................... Where land goes to a point
Nihomus.......................... Probably from na-mahomis, my grandfather
Nomahegan...................... From Nouns Mohegans, women Mohegans
Passaic Valley
Peahala........................... Rushing waters
Peapack.......................... Place of water roots
Peckman.......................... Brook From pakihm, cranberry
Raritan............................. From Naraticong, possibly river behind the island
Rockaway......................... Possibly from Powawachne, creek between two hills
Saconk............................ Outlet of a stream
Scheyichbi........................ Land of the shell wampum
Seacaucus........................ Black snakes
Succasunna....................... Black stone or iron ore
Tammany.......................... From Tamanend, beaver-like, amiable
Totowa............................. Between (meaning the falls are between the river and mountain)
Tuckahoe.......................... Roots used as food
Unamis.............................. The fishermen
Walam............................... Olum Red score or painted record
Wanaque........................... Land of sassafras
Watsessing........................ Stony hill
Weehawken........................ Place of gulls
Whippany........................... Place of the arrowwood



From an old hand written ledger done by J.P. Crayon of Union Hill the meaning of many Indian names in this vicinity are given.

Mish-il-li-neck
he pronounces Mack-i-naw, the last syllable rhymes with saw, while in spelling the Mack-a-naw he pronounces Mishillimackanack
Acquackannunk
Indian name of place where gum blocks were found for pounding corn
Ho-bo-ken
Indian name for tobacco pipe
Hack-en-sack
A stream that unites with another at low level
Mus-con-et-cong
A rapid running stream
Netcong
A contraction of same
Nav-i-sink
Indian name for good fishing place
Pis-cat-a-way
Getting dark
Pas-sa-ic
Lenape Indian name for valley . . . Spelled in old deed 1687, Passick, 1688, Pisaic, 1718, Passaik; 1719, Passyock. The river was called by the Indians Pach-sa-jeck, which signified flowing through the valley
Pek-han-nek
Indian work for Pequannock meaning dark river
Ha-na or Han-veh
Means water in motion
Le-chan-hanna
Original of Lackawanna
Wi-hil-luck
Indian name for river, thus
Lenape-wi-hil-luck
(Delaware) river of the Lenape
Mohican-wi-hil-luck
(Hudson) rive of the Mohican
Scheyich-by (Shaik-bee)
the general Indian name for New Jersey or land between Delaware and ocean
Sha-by-a-ki
or shoreland so called by the Lenni-Lenape
Hup-pa-chung
Hopatcong
Kant-ka-wi-an-ning
Budd lake
Al-a-ma-tong
Allamuchy
Wat-chung
Orange Mt. range also called Wat-shu-ung more correctly Wachtschu
Pic-at-tina-na
Indian name for Mt. cut up in peaks and valleys, the name given to green pond, mountain range - locally Picatinny Powder Works
Min-ah-sin-ing
Indian name of place where the stones are gathered together - locally Minisink
Ar-ra-reek
Indian name given to Pompton Lakes
Suck-ah-sin
Black Stone
Suck-as-sin-ning
Place of blackstone, name given to Succasunna
Zuk-ka-zun-ning
Succasunna was spelled by John Reading in 1713-16 in old deeds given by him - also in half a dozen different ways always commincing with 'Z'
Sha-wan-guck or Sha-wan-gung
Indian name usually given to Mountain - Webster pronounces Shon-gum. Indian words ending in 'uck' or 'ung' do not sound K or G - but a sound between 'a' - usually has a broad sound 'aw'
Wa-wa-am-da
Indian name for winding river, modernized to Wa-way, 'anda' broad 'a' on first syllable only
Rar-i-tan
Forked River
Rockaway
From Rockawack tribe of Indians, who encamped where village is located - name also given to river and mentioned in old deeds as Rock and Way
Openaka
Modern Ninkey or Ninky, is name mentioned in deeds and surveys supposed to be the Indian name of the place - if so, probably an Indian Chief, as this was inhabited by the Rockawacks
Whip-an-y
Indian name of Arrow Creek, more probably from the Whip-pan-nong tribe of Indians

 

[toddrandolph]

I love those old county atlases. I am fortunate to have 2 copies of the 1874 Portage County, Ohio atlas which has a drawing of my house. I've found the drawings to be very accurate, but unfortunately they almost never show the outhouse.

Those residential streets look like privy diggers heaven with the tiny lots. The settlement pattern at that date was different in most towns around here, with mostly larger lots with more streets added in the early 1900s. What's the story with the page with the water shown over the lots? Are those paper streets, or had that been filled in and developed by that time?

 

[andy volkerts]

[] where gum blocks are found for pounding corn!! woulda never guessed that!! still like that word........acquackanonk

 

[ironmountain]

Wow..those are amazing..not only for the history, but for the artwork on those. I love old maps. They look to be in phenomenal shape too. I especially love the older bldgs you have in their. Great find for sure.