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Listener Essay from Christopher Spatz 1/4

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Albany, NY – In a recent episode of WAMC's environment program In Our Backyard, Susan and Ward Stone discussed a remarkable ridge in Ulster County. It's been called the Shon-gums, but it's original Native American name is Sha-WAN-Gunk. Today's essayist Christopher Spatz gives us a stirring description of this ridge and its name.