ARMONK, N.Y. Did you know that many of the place names around North Castle came from Indian origins?
Most local place names, according to a piece by town historian Doris Finch Watson on NorthCastleNY.com, were derived from the Siwanoys Indians of the Wappinger Confederacy. That includes Wampus, which was a chief name. The Siwanoys called Byram River Armonck, which eventually became the name for the hamlet, Armonk.
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