Village of Nassau, NY Website
Village of Nassau, NY Website
Nassau has experienced three distinct periods of development: the initial “discovery” and earliest settlement, the late 18th/early 19th Century development of an established village center and the turn of the 20th Century period of industrial growth.
The earliest inhabitants were Native Americans. The sheltered areas of low, marshy flats along the Valatie Kill was called Ontekekomack by the Indians. A trail extended north toward Burden Lake and south to larger Indian villages along the Kinderhook Creek. A spring of clear, fresh water flowed from the present village center. While the Hudson River Valley witnessed settlement by the Dutch, development of interior land was slow. Never in large numbers, the Dutch farmers were more attracted to the richer lowlands nearer the river than the less desirable areas father inland. Consequently, settlements of lands along the upper Kinderhook and Valatie Kill were a result of westward expansion by New England settlers from the east.
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