Saugerties, New York (disambiguation)

Saugerties, New York derives its name from Holland Dutch, Zager's Killetje. Zager (meaning sawyer or sawmill), and Kill meaning creek or stream, with the suffix "t j e" to indicate small or little. The sawmill was on the Esopus Creek.[1] It can refer to the following Ulster County, New York communities:

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