Dana, Dana, Dana... Kill = River in Dutch (Skullkill or is it Scullkyl, etc.) So Plattekill = Flat River, iow, no rapids. BTW "splat" = Es ist Platt, It is flat Ben K. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html