ROUND TOP
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NYS Historic
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Site
- 42.269192 -74.027767
- 42.26921309999999, -74.0272683
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Cairo Historical Society
ROUND TOP
Inscription
ROUND TOPEST. CA. 1879 WITH OPENING OF
POST OFFICE. "WAWANTEPEKOOK"
MEANING "ROUND HEAD PLACE"
WAS NAME GIVEN NEARBY HILL
BY LOCAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019
Nestled in the Catskill Mountains a short distance from the Hudson River is a hill known as “Wawantepekook”. This name, given by the local Native Americans, means “Round Head Place”. The hamlet of Round Top, New York was established near this hill around 1879, with the opening of a post office.