Description

Indian Names of Places in the Borough of Brooklyn is a book written by William Wallace Tooker in 1901. The book is a comprehensive guide to the Native American place names in the borough of Brooklyn, New York. The author has researched and compiled a list of over 500 names of places in Brooklyn that have their roots in the indigenous languages of the area. The book is divided into sections based on the different tribes that inhabited the region, including the Lenape, Canarsee, and Rockaway tribes. Each section provides a brief history of the tribe and their language, as well as a detailed description of the place names and their meanings. The book also includes maps and illustrations to help readers visualize the locations and understand the context of the names. Indian Names of Places in the Borough of Brooklyn is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of Native Americans in the New York area, as well as for those interested in the etymology of place names.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.