Callicoon, New York

Callicoon is a town in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population was 3,057 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northwestern part of the county.
History
The town was formed in 1842 from the town of Liberty. The original spelling of the name was "Collikoon." This name is said to signify "turkey" in both Dutch and Native American. (The Dutch for turkey is "kalkoen," while the closest Native American word is the Choctaw word for turkey, "cholokloha.").
Part of the town was given over to form the town of Fremont in 1851.
Geography
Callicoon Creek, which flows through the town, was once called "Beaverkill Creek."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.0 square miles (126.9 km²), of which, 48.7 square miles (126.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.69%) is water. History of the Callicoon Hamlet http://www.visitcallicoon.com/callicoon_history.html
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