Saugerties, New York
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Saugerties, New York derives its name from Holland Dutch
, Zager's Killetje. Zager (meaning sawyer or sawmill
), and Kill
meaning creek or stream, with the suffix "t j e" to indicate small or little. The sawmill was on the Esopus Creek
. It can refer to the following Ulster County, New York
communities:
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, Zager's Killetje. Zager (meaning sawyer or sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
), and Kill
Kill (body of water)
As a body of water, a kill is a creek. The word comes from the Middle Dutch kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel." The modern Dutch term is kil....
meaning creek or stream, with the suffix "t j e" to indicate small or little. The sawmill was on the Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains of the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Ulster County to the Hudson at Saugerties. Many tributaries...
. It can refer to the following Ulster County, New York
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
communities:
- Saugerties (town), New YorkSaugerties (town), New YorkSaugerties is a town in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 19,482 at the 2000 census. The Town of Saugerties contains the Village of Saugerties. The town is in the northeast corner of Ulster County....
- Saugerties (village), New YorkSaugerties (village), New YorkSaugerties is a village in Ulster County, New York, USA. The population was 4,955 at the 2000 census.The Village of Saugerties is a Town in the eastern part of the Town of Saugerties. U.S. Route 9W passes through the village...
- Saugerties LightSaugerties LightSaugerties Light, known also as the Saugerties Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the Hudson River north of Saugerties, New York.-History:When it was built in 1869, it replaced the earlier 1838 lighthouse. Its Coast Guard service was ended in 1954. It is currently managed by the non-profit Saugerties...
- Saugerties Light
- Saugerties South, New YorkSaugerties South, New YorkSaugerties South is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,285 at the 2000 census.Saugerties South is a community south of the Village of Saugerties and Esopus Creek in the Town of Saugerties....
(census-designated place) - West Saugerties, New YorkWest Saugerties, New YorkWest Saugerties is an hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States and part of the Town of Saugerties.West Saugerties is located at . It lies above sea level.-History:...
- Saugerties (village), New York