Beeren Island

Beeren Island (Beeren Eylandt in the original Dutch), also known as Barren Island or Bear Island,^[1] is an island in the Hudson River within the town of Coeymans, New York. It lies 11 miles (18 km) south of the city of Albany,^[2] and is at the border of four counties, Albany, Greene (to the south), Columbia (to the southeast), and Rensselaer (to the east).^[3] Beeren Island was once referred to as Mach-a-wa-meck, which may come from mashq (bear) and wamock (enough), meaning "place of many bears" and would make it in agreement with the Dutch name.^[4]

^ "Barren Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
^ Howell, George Rogers; Tenney, Jonathan, eds. (1886). Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886, Volume 4. W.W. Munsell & Co. p. 54. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
^ McQuill, Thursty (1884). The Hudson River by Daylight. Bryant Literary Union. p. 72. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
^ Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. p. 21. ISBN 9781404751552. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[GNIS-1] "Barren Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[Bicentennial_p14-2] Howell, George Rogers; Tenney, Jonathan, eds. (1886). Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886, Volume 4. W.W. Munsell & Co. p. 54. Retrieved 2016-04-17.

[Thursty-3] McQuill, Thursty (1884). The Hudson River by Daylight. Bryant Literary Union. p. 72. Retrieved 2009-12-26.

[Beauchamp_1907-4] Beauchamp, William Martin (1907). Aboriginal Place Names of New York (New York State Museum Bulletin, Volume 108). New York State Education Department. p. 21. ISBN 9781404751552. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

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