Murderers Creek

Murderers Creek
Mudenaer's Creek, Mudder Creek
River
Country	USA
State	New York
Region	Hudson Valley
County	Greene
Towns	Athens, New York,
Part of	Hudson River
Source	Sleepy Hollow Lake
- location	Athens, New York
- coordinates	42°16′51.80″N 73°48′22.40″W / 42.2810556°N 73.8062222°W
Mouth	Hudson River at Athens, New York
- location	Athens, New York
- coordinates	42°16′20.00″N 73°48′4.00″W / 42.2722222°N 73.8011111°WCoordinates: 42°16′20.00″N 73°48′4.00″W / 42.2722222°N 73.8011111°W
Length	0.68 mi (1 km)

Murderers Creek (or Murderer's Creek) is a creek in upstate New York that flows into the Hudson River in Greene County, New York, just north of the town of Athens. It should not be confused with Moodna Creek, which is in Orange County and is also sometimes called "Murderer's Creek."

Name

The first references of the creek call it Mudenaer's Creek or Mudder Creek.^[1]

In 1813, the body of a young woman named Sally Hamilton was found in the creek about half a mile north of its mouth. Local lore has it that the modern name of the creek originated from this event.^[2]

References

1. Beers, J.B. (1884). Beers History of Greene County. Athens, NY: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Athens.
2. Dorpfeld, David. "Murderers Creek". The Register-Star. Retrieved 24 September 2012.