Shekomeko, New York
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Shekomeko is a historic hamlet in the southwest part of the town of North East, New York, United States. Location is 41°55'41"N 73°35'58"W , by the County Route 83.
It was named after a Shekomeko village of the Mahican people by the Shekomeko Creek, where the hamlet of Bethel, Pine Plains, New York is located now. In 1740 a mission of Moravians was established at Shekomeko village. [1]
[edit] Reference
- ^ Newton Duel, Elizabeth Klare, James Mara, Helen Netter, Dyan Wapnick, Out of the Wilderness A History of the Hamlet of Bethel in the Town of Pine Plains, New York (1996), Section 5: "The Moravian Mission"
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