Editing Troy, New York (section)

=== 1500 to 1700: the Mohican and the Skiwia Native Americans ===
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Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the [[Mohican]] Indians had a number of settlements along the Hudson River near its confluence with the [[Mohawk River]]. The land comprising the Poesten Kill and Wynants Kill areas -- "kill" being the Dutch word for "creek" or small stream—were owned by two Mohican groups. The land around the Poesten Kill was owned by Skiwias and was called Panhooseck. The area around the Wynants Kill, known as Paanpack, was owned by Peyhaunet. The land between the creeks, which makes up most of today's [[Central Troy Historic District|downtown]] and South Troy neighborhood along the Hudson River, was owned by Annape. South of the Wynants Kill and into present-day [[North Greenbush, New York|Town of North Greenbush]], the land was owned by Pachquolapiet. These parcels of land were sold to the [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] between 1630 and 1657, and each purchase was overseen and signed by Skiwias, the ''[[sachem]]''—the political leader of the indigenous people—at the time. In total, more than 75 individual Mohicans were involved in deed signings in the 17th Century.