Dutch Americans (locative). Similarities between Dutch and English are abundant. Examples include the article "the" ("de" in Dutch), the words "book" ("boek"), "house" ("huis"), "pen" ("pen"), and, "street" ("straat"), among others. Dutch and English are both part of the West Germanic language group and share several aspects. Adaptation of place names between the languages is common, as was the case of New York, where several landmarks like "Conyne Eylandt" (Rabbit Island) became more suitable to Anglophones (Coney Island). Contact between other languages also created various creoles with Dutch as the base language. Two examples, Jersey Dutch and Mohawk Dutch, are now extinct.
Deerpark, New York Deerpark, New York Deerpark is a town in the western part of Orange County, New York. As of the 2010 Census, the population was at 7,901. The center of population of New York is located in Cuddebackville, a hamlet in Deerpark. Dutch colonists attempted to settle the town in the 17th Century. The town was organized in 1798 after Port Jervis was set apart from the territory. The town was part of the boundary dispute between New York and New Jersey, which was not settled until 1773. The former Delaware and Hudson Canal ran through the town. According to the