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Edward Manning Ruttenber

1825–1907

A 19th-century historian and journalist, he devoted much of his work to the Hudson River Valley and the Native peoples of the region. His books remain closely tied to the local history of Orange County, Newburgh, and nearby communities.

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Footprints of the Red Men Indian geographical names in the valley of Hudson's river, the valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware: their location and the probable meaning of some of them.

Footprints of the Red Men Indian geographical names in the valley of Hudson's river, the valley of the Mohawk, and on the Delaware: their location and the probable meaning of some of them.

by Edward Manning Ruttenber

About the author

Born in Bennington, Vermont, on July 17, 1825, he later made his life in Newburgh, New York. As a young man he entered the newspaper trade, apprenticing with local papers and eventually becoming a publisher and editor, which helped shape his lifelong interest in regional history.

Usually publishing as E. M. Ruttenber, he became known for detailed historical works about the Hudson River Valley. Among the books associated with him are History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River, History of the Town of Newburgh, and History of Orange County, New York.

Ruttenber died on December 5, 1907. His writing is still remembered for preserving local records, stories, and historical traditions from New York's Hudson Valley, even as some of his interpretations reflect the scholarship of his own era.