Wappinger
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The Wappinger
were an American tribe native to eastern New York. The term "Wappinger" may also refer to:
Wappinger
The Wappinger were an American tribe native to eastern New York. The term "Wappinger" may also refer to:* Wappinger, New York, the Town of Wappinger named for the tribe...
were an American tribe native to eastern New York. The term "Wappinger" may also refer to:
- Wappinger, New YorkWappinger, New YorkWappinger is a town of in Dutchess County, New York in the United States. The population was 26,274 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the Wappani Indians that inhabited the area...
, the Town of Wappinger named for the tribe - Wappingers Falls, New YorkWappingers Falls, New YorkWappingers Falls is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The name is derived from the local Wappinger Indians. One half of the village is in the town of Wappinger and the other half is in the town of Poughkeepsie, with Wappinger Creek forming the dividing line between the...
, a village located in the Town of Wappinger and the Town of Poughkeepsie - Wappinger CreekWappinger CreekWappinger Creek is a creek which runs from Thompson Pond to the Hudson River at New Hamburg in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is the longest creek in Dutchess County, with the largest watershed in the county.- Overview :...
, a tributary of the Hudson River - Wappinger Fault, a fault line under the town
- Wappingers Central School District
- Kieft's WarKieft's WarKieft's War, also known as the Wappinger War, was a conflict between settlers of the nascent colony of New Netherland and the native Lenape population in what would later become the New York metropolitan area of the United States...
, also known as the Wappinger War, a 17th century conflict between the Dutch and the Native Americans