Big Indian, New York
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Big Indian is a
Origin of name
Once a Munsee Native American man named Winneesook (the name means "snowfall") lived near Marbletown, New York; because of his height of about seven feet, he was also called Big Indian. He was in love with a local woman, Gertrude Molyneux, who eventually loved him as well; because her parents opposed the match, they arranged a marriage with one Joseph Bundy. Disliking Bundy, Gertrude eloped with Winneesook into the wilderness. Some years later, a party of people searching for a missing cow was led by Bundy; still seeking revenge, he accused "that big Indian" of stealing the cow. When they finally found Winneesook, Bundy shot him with his rifle and injured him severely; after being left alone, Winneesook crawled to a pine tree where Gertrude found him later, dying. After Winneesook's death and burial, Gertrude and her children moved to the site; the hamlet of Big Indian later developed at that location. Local lore holds that the pine tree stood until the railroad through Big Indian was built in the 1880s.[2]
Climate
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Notable people
- Alexander Chee, author
- Lhasa de Sela, singer
- Dean Gitter, entrepreneur
- Albert Rudolph, spiritual teacher
References
- ^ "Big Indian ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-57178-107-9.
- ^ Climate Summary for Big Indian, New York
42°06′10″N 74°26′35″W / 42.10278°N 74.44306°W