Casperkill Around Town
June 15, 2010 by admin
The name Casperkill does not refer to the creek alone. In fact, it comes up fairly often around Poughkeepsie. We did a tour of the watershed and found several places named after the Casperkill.
The following excerpt is from a 2008 Poughkeepsie Journal article by Kelsey Smith, former Collins Research Fellow and the first coordinator of the Casperkill Watershed Alliance:
“The Casperkill headwaters emerge in a swamp on the north end of Poughkeepsie near the base of Peach Hill. From there, it flows through or marks the boundary of every town board member’s ward. In a disparate town with many centers, the creek is a feature tying us all together.
We have Casperkill Drive, Casper Creek Road, the Casperkill Golf Club — and yet many residents would be hard pressed to tell you where the creek actually is. The Casperkill, for its natural beauty and commercial potential, is both under-used and underappreciated.”
If you know of any other places named after the Casperkill, feel free to leave a comment or send us a picture.
Excerpt from:
Smith, Kelsey. “Hope remains for a clean Casperkill.” The Poughkeepsie Journal 22 July 2008: 6A.
Photography by Nadine Souto and Liz Jones