Talk:Fishkill, New York

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So, there's a place named "Fishkill" and its page on Wikipedia doesn't explain the origin of the name? C'mon, there must be a story behind this.

Not as exciting as one might think. Certainly not that exciting to New Yorkers accustomed to such "grisly" names as Catskill Mountains! The Dutch settled the area and named it "Vis-Kil", or fish creek, which of course was anglacized into Fishkill. You'll find all kinds of kills all throughout the erstwhile New Netherlands.