SETTLES HILL
- Program
- Subject
- Location
- Lat/Long
- Grant Recipient
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Legends & Lore®
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Folklore, People, Site
- 313 Settles Hill Rd, Altamont, NY 12009, USA
- 42.730949, -74.037218
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Guilderland Historical Society
SETTLES HILL
Inscription
SETTLES HILLNAME FOR THIS AREA SAID TO
BE AFTER BROTHERS HENDRICK
AND JOHANNES SITTLE OR SETTLE,
WHO LIVED AND FARMED ON THIS
HILLTOP IN THE LATE 1700S.
NEW YORK FOLKLORE
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024
In the town of Guilderland in Albany County, New York, there is an area referred to as Settles Hill. The name is said to be after brothers Hendrick and Johannes Sittle or Settle. The brothers lived and farmed on the hilltop in the late 1700s. This traditional story gave rise to the use of the Settles Hill name in the community.
