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Patchgatgoch

Patchgatgoch

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Proper noun

Patchgatgoch

  1. Alternative form of Schaghticoke (town in New York).
    • 1913, Frederick Charles Brenckman, History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania, page 27:
      Augmented by Mohegans from Shekomeko, in the state of Connecticut, and Patchgatgoch, in New York, near the borders of the first named state, their number grew to such proportions that it was found inconvenient to properly care for them all []
    • 1886, Alfred Mathews, History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania, page 34:
      Here had been located the Mohican Indians, a short time before driven out of Shekomeko, in Connecticut, and Patchgatgoch in New York near the border of the former State, and here too, were a large number of Delawares []