muskingham

Updated: May 24, 2025

Muskingham means "Elk's Eye," and referred to the clear brown color of the water. Mahoning means "Salt Lick," or, more literally, "There a Lick." Mohican-ittuck, the old name for the Hudson River, means the river of the Mohicans, whose hunting-grounds were along its upper reaches. Niagara probably means something in connection with the river at that point, the narrows, or the neck.

Mary Hunter Austin - The Trail Book