: > 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]