Tinker Hill
Tinker Hill is a summit in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1] It has an elevation of 935 feet (285 m).[1]
The hill was named for the fact that a jack of all trades, or a "tinkering" man, settled there ca. 1800.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tinker Hill
- ^ Blake, William J. (1849). The History of Putnam County, N.Y.: With an Enumeration of Its Towns, Villages, Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, Mountains, Hills, and Geological Features. Baker & Scribner. p. 248.
41°23′38.3″N 73°49′45.5″W / 41.393972°N 73.829306°W
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