WAPPINGER INDIANS OF N.Y. PART 3

Pictures from the dedication

Donations for the memorial can be sent to:
The Nimham Mountain Singers
115 Chief Nimham Circle
Kent Lakes, NY. 10512

and include "Wappinger Monument" in the Note field.

The names of those who donate $250 or more will be noted on a special plaque
at the site.

Daniel Nimham (1724-1778) was a chief of the Wappinger Indians and was
the most prominent Native American of his time living in the Hudson
Valley. The Wappingers descended from ancestors who were forced to part
with their best lands during the preceding century, and who roamed the
hills and valleys of Putnam and Dutchess Counties.


Daniel Nimham
Daniel Nimham (1724-1778) was a chief of the Wappinger Indians and was
the most prominent Native American of his time living in the Hudson
Valley.
The Wappingers descended from ancestors who were forced to part with
their best lands during the preceding century, and who roamed the hills
and valleys of Putnam and Dutchess Counties.

Chief Nimham learned to speak English and used his multi-cultural
skills to defend his people’s rights in the courts of London and New
York. When betrayed by the British Crown, he joined the rebel army and
found common cause with colonists who were struggling to free
themselves from royal authority.

Daniel Nimham and a group of his fellow Wappinger’s fought for the
American cause during the Revolution. They served with George
Washington at Valley Forge and later fought with General Marquis de
Lafayette's troops. They fought at Bunker Hill and at Monmouth.

Unfortunately, all hope for fairer treatment under the Americans, ended
in August of 1778 when Daniel Nimham and 50 of his fellow Wappinger’s
were killed by Loyalist and British Dragoons in the Battle of
Kingsbridge in the Bronx. A monument to his sacrifice marks the spot
near Indian Field in Van Cortland Park.

It is said that once each year during his 38 years as Sachem, Daniel
Nimham would stand on the very Mountain given his name and claim the
mountains and valleys we see today as the land of his people.


Daniel Nimham
Daniel Nimham (1724-1778) was a chief of the Wappinger Indians and was
the most prominent Native American of his time living in the Hudson
Valley.
The Wappingers descended from ancestors who were forced to part with
their best lands during the preceding century, and who roamed the hills
and valleys of Putnam and Dutchess Counties.

Chief Nimham learned to speak English and used his multi-cultural
skills to defend his people’s rights in the courts of London and New
York. When betrayed by the British Crown, he joined the rebel army and
found common cause with colonists who were struggling to free
themselves from royal authority.

Daniel Nimham and a group of his fellow Wappinger’s fought for the
American cause during the Revolution. They served with George
Washington at Valley Forge and later fought with General Marquis de
Lafayette's troops. They fought at Bunker Hill and at Monmouth.

Unfortunately, all hope for fairer treatment under the Americans, ended
in August of 1778 when Daniel Nimham and 50 of his fellow Wappinger’s
were killed by Loyalist and British Dragoons in the Battle of
Kingsbridge in the Bronx. A monument to his sacrifice marks the spot
near Indian Field in Van Cortland Park.

It is said that once each year during his 38 years as Sachem, Daniel
Nimham would stand on the very Mountain given his name and claim the
mountains and valleys we see today as the land of his people.