 | GenghisTheHun (177)
02/10/2006 | This group is important for the story they could tell. They are very old in history and I copy below the excellent review by ed4.
" As a native of NJ, these people were always part of local folk-lore and legend, although they're very real, and the objects of very real prejudice and discrimination. For the most part, I believe they reside in the Ramapo Mountain region (Suffern, Mahwah, etc.), and are the descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers (and/or Hessian mercenaries; I'm not sure which), slaves, and American Indians. They're supposed to be very reclusive, although that could just be apocryphal nonsense motivated by bigotry that was passed down to me as a child. Fascinating group of people whose history should definitely be more extensively explored."
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 | edt4 (110)
02/09/2006 | As a native of NJ, these people were always part of local folk-lore and legend, although they're very real, and the objects of very real prejudice and discrimination. For the most part, I believe they reside in the Ramapo Mountain region (Suffern, Mahwah, etc.), and are the descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers (and/or Hessian mercenaries; I'm not sure which), slaves, and American Indians. They're supposed to be very reclusive, although that could just be apocryphal nonsense motivated by bigotry that was passed down to me as a child. Fascinating group of people whose history should definitely be more extensively explored.
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