Near Philmont in Columbia County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Mohicans
Historic New York
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 3, 2024
1. The Mohicans Marker
Inscription.
The Mohicans. Historic New York. On his 1609 voyage up river, Henry Hudson encountered the Mohican Indians, members of the Algonkin language family, related tribes covering much of the northeast, Canada and more. The Mohicans called this tidal river of the Atlantic Ocean the "Muhheakkanituk"-the everflowing waters and themselves the "Muhheakkaniuk"-the people of the everflowing waters. Before Dutch and English colonizers encroached upon them and their downstream relatives, the Munsee Delaware, they were a powerful tribe, occupying land from the southern shores of Lake Champlain down to the Catskill Mountains, and from west of Schenectady east to the mid-Housatonic Valley in western Massachusetts, the Mohicans settled in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, as a "praying town" in 1736 and became known as Stockbridge Indians. They subsequently moved to east-central Wisconsin, their current residence.
On his 1609 voyage up river, Henry Hudson encountered the Mohican Indians,
members of the Algonkin language family, related tribes covering much of the
northeast, Canada and more. The Mohicans called this tidal river of the Atlantic Ocean
the "Muhheakkanituk"-the everflowing waters and themselves the
"Muhheakkaniuk"-the people of the everflowing waters. Before Dutch and English
colonizers encroached upon them and their downstream relatives, the Munsee Delaware,
they were a powerful tribe, occupying land from the southern shores of Lake Champlain
down to the Catskill Mountains, and from west of Schenectady east to the mid-Housatonic
Valley in western Massachusetts, the Mohicans settled in Stockbridge, Massachusetts,
as a "praying town" in 1736 and became known as Stockbridge Indians. They
subsequently moved to east-central Wisconsin, their current residence.
Location. 42° 15.762′ N, 73° 36.858′ W. Marker is near Philmont, New York, in Columbia County. It is on Taconic State Parkway half a mile north of New York State Route 217, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the rest area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ghent NY 12075, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
