Aboriginal Place Names of New York
by William Martin Beauchamp
Published ©1907
New York State Education Dept.

Submitted by K. Torp

FULTON COUNTY
Ca'-na-da lake is a name inappropriately applied, and Canada island is on Sauthier's map. The word usually refers to a village, but sometimes to a creek. Several New York creeks flowing from the direction of Canada had this name.

Ca-ni-a-dut'-ta, Caijutha, Caniatudd and Cayadutha are variants of the name of a tributary of Garoga creek.

Ca-ya-dut-ta creek, stone standing out of the water, flows through this county.

Chuc-te-nun'-da is the name of a creek flowing south here, but occurring elsewhere as a name. It will be treated under the head of Montgomery county, where there are two streams so called.

De-ag-jo-har-o-we was one name of East Canada creek.

Des-kon'-ta, now West Stony creek, is on Sauthier's map as a tributary to the west branch of the Hudson, and is now in the town of Bleecker.

Ga-ro'-ga lake is in Garoga. This village of Garoga is in Ephra-tah, while the creek flows through several towns. It may be derived from garo, on this side, adding the locative, or from garogon, to make something of wood. The more probable origin is kaihogha, a creek.

Ken-ne-at-too, stone lying flat in the water, as interpreted by A. Cusick, is Fonda's creek in Mayfield.

Ken-ny-et-to, sometimes applied to Vlaie creek, or Sacondaga lake or vlaie, scarcely differs from the last. Simms wrote it Ken-inyitto and defined it little water.

Ko-la-ne'-ka is Morgan's name for Johnstown, and he merely makes it Indian superintendent. A. Cusick defined it, where he filled his bowl, either with food or drink, probably alluding to Johnson's hospitality. The name was in use in 1750.

Moose creek, here and elsewhere, has the Indian name of that animal.

Oregon, a western name applied to a small village [see Chautauqua county].

Sa-con-da'-ga called Sachendaga in 1750, is often defined much water, or drowned lands, which is not literal, but conveys the intended meaning. Spafford defined it swamp; A. Cusick, swampy or cedar lands. W. L. Stone differed widely from these, erroneously making it place of roaring waters.

Te-car'-hu-har-lo'-da, visible over the creek, is Morgan's name for East Canada creek.

Was-sont'-ha, a stream near Johnstown, was defined fall creek by A. Cusick. It is derived from twasentha, a waterfall.