FYI,

I forwarded your request to the American Name Society discussion list.

Erik Mansoor


At 10:34 12/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>     I am curious about the origins of the name of the Mohawk Valley town
>of Stone Arabia.  I believe that the town was settled by German immigrants,
>and the name appears on maps as early as the middle of the eighteenth
>century.  I can't find any information about the origins of the name in any
>of the standard NYS gazetteers, but suspect this must be an easy question
>for those of you who are familiar with the history of the region.
>
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