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Stone Arabia
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Anton Sherwood <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 11 Dec 1997 18:34:28 -0800
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: >     I am curious about the origins of the name of the Mohawk Valley town
: >of Stone Arabia.  ...

George R Stewart (A Concise Dictionary of American Place-Names, Oxford 1970)
says "probably by folk-etymology from Dutch _steenig-raapje_, `stony-turnip-
field.'  Cf Turnip Patch Point, Delaware, which is also in Dutch territory."

Anton Sherwood   *\\*   +1 415 267 0685   *\\*   [log in to unmask]

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