Shekomeko, New York
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Shekomeko is a historic hamlet in the southwest part of the town of North East, New York, United States in Dutchess County. Location is 41°55'41"N 73°35'58"W, by County Route 83.
It was named after Shekomeko, a village of the Mahican people by Shekomeko Creek. The hamlet of Bethel, Pine Plains, New York is now located there. In 1740 a mission of Moravians was established at Shekomeko. The Mahican community became the first native Christian congregation in the present-day United States.[1]
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- ^ Newton Duel, Elizabeth Klare, James Mara, Helen Netter, Dyan Wapnick, Out of the Wilderness A History of the Hamlet of Bethel in the Town of Pine Plains, New York (1996), Section 5: "The Moravian Mission"
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Coordinates: 41°55′41″N 73°35′56″W / 41.92806°N 73.59889°W
