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Greenwich Village

CHAPTER II
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The Warrens were undoubtedly among the earliest representative residents in the little country resort, but by no stretch of imagination could any private estate, however ample or important, be called a village.
But Greenwich was the third name to be applied to this particular locality.
Once upon a time there was a little settlement of Indians--the tribe was called the Sappocanicon or Sappokanikee.

Like other redmen they had a gift for picking out good locations for their huts or wigwams--whatever they were in those days.

On this island of Manhattan they had appropriated the finest, richest, yet driest piece of ground to be had.

There were woods and fields; there was a marvellous trout stream (Minetta Water); there was a game preserve, second to none, presented to them by the Great Spirit (in the vicinity of Washington Square).

There was pure air from the river, and a fine loamy soil for their humble crops.


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