Valatie, whose name in Dutch means "Little Falls", is named after two waterfalls, from the Kinderhook Creek and the Valatie Kill. In ancient time the Mohegan tribe lived along these creeks in Pachaquak, today designated a 40 acre wild nature preserve. The Dutch came to the junction of the Kinderhook and Valatie kills about 1650, trappers and hunters in search of furs, particularly beaver....