Poestenkill, New York
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Poestenkill, New York
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Poestenkill is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,322 at the 2020 census. The town is southeast of Troy and is centrally located in the county. The town is named after the Poesten Kill, an important stream in the area.
The phrase poesten kil is traditionally said to be Dutch for "foaming water" or "foaming creek".
While kil is, indeed, Dutch for "water" or "creek", Dutch dictionaries do not support the claim of poest meaning "foam".
It seems more likely th
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Town in Rensselaer County, New York
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poestenkill,_New_York
date created:
2003-07-03T02:06:55Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T06:15:10Z
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