Roeliff Jansen Kill
Roeliff Jansen Kill Ancram Creek, Livingstons Creek | |
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Chatham, NY | |
• coordinates | 42°16′45″N 73°30′40″W / 42.27917°N 73.51111°W |
Mouth | Hudson River |
• location | Livingston, New York |
• coordinates | 42°10′49″N 73°51′33″W / 42.18028°N 73.85917°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 56 mi (90 km) |
The Roeliff Jansen Kill[2] is a major tributary to the Hudson River. Roeliff Jansen Kill was the traditional boundary between the Native American Mahican and Wappinger tribes.[3]
Its source is in the town of Austerlitz, New York, and its mouth is at the Hudson River at Linlithgo in the town of Livingston. The stream flows for 56.2 miles (90.4 km)[4] through Dutchess and Columbia counties before entering the Hudson River about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Hudson.[5]
Most of the watershed lies in Columbia County, although parts of the northern Dutchess County towns of
Tributaries
- Klein Kill
- Doove Kill
- Fall Kill
- Ham Brook
- Shekomeko Creek - Native American Che-co-min-go, "place of eels".[8]
- Bean River
- Punch Brook
- Noster Kill
- Preechey Hollow Brook
- Bashbish Brook
- Cedar Brook
- Wright Brook
- City Brook
- Guilder Brook
- Ashley Hill Brook
- Lee Pond Brook
- Green River
History
Roeliff Jansen
Both Roeliff Jansen Kill and Roeliff Jansen Park outside
According to popular belief Roeloff Jansen (1602-1637) was born on the island of
Willem Frijhoff suggests it more likely refers to Roelof Jansz Haes , an alderman in
New York State Route 9G crosses the stream via the Roeliff Jansen Kill Bridge (also known as the Linlithgo Bridge), built in 1932.
Roeliff Jansen Park, in the town of
Livingston Manor
In 1699, Robert Livingston built the manor house of Livingston Manor at Linlithgo at the mouth of the Roeloff Jansen Kill, where it flows into the Hudson. After his death, the stream formed a boundary between the manor left to his son Philip, and the estate created for his son Robert.[15] In 1743, Philip Livingston, grandson of Robert, founded the Livingston Forge on the banks of the Roeliff Jansen Kill at "Scotchtown", later called Ancram after the town in Scotland where the Livingstons originated. It was at the Ancram iron works that the "Fort Montgomery Chain" was forged in 1776. The chain was placed across the Hudson River near West Point between Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton,[16] to keep the British fleet from sailing up the Hudson. In 1854, the foundry became a paper mill.[17] Paper manufacturer Schweitzer-Mauduit International operates a plant at that location.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-4047-5155-2.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roeliff Jansen Kill
- ^ History of the Indian tribes of Hudson's River: their origin, manners and customs..., Edward Manning Ruttenberg, page 372
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 3, 2011
- ^ NY Public Fishing Rights Maps: Roeliff Jansen Kill
- ^ Roeliff Jansen Kill near Linlithgo, NY (USGS)
- ^ Dutchess County Watershed: Roeliff Jansen Kill Information
- ^ Aboriginal place names of New York, By William Martin Beauchamp, page 46
- ^ "Roeliff Jansen Park History". New York State Parks. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ Bielinski, Stefan. "Anneke Jans". New York State Museum. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Raphelson, Jeffrey (February 2007). "A Certaine Parcell of Land Lying on this Island, Manhatans" (PDF). Court Legacy. XIV (1). Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Paul Loucks (10 Feb 2012). "Roeliff Jansen". Loucks-Wallace Genealogy. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ISBN 9789047422020
- ^ "Roeliff Jansen Park", Town of Hillsdale
- ^ "The Clermont Estate", Town of Clermont
- ^ Diamant, Lincoln. Chaining the Hudson; The fight for the river in the American Revolution, p. 92
- ^ "History", Town of Ancram