[3] The hills on the Surinamese and French side constitute a large wall, and the river is squeezed through a 20-metre opening.

[4] The word Poeloegoedoe means "takes your possessions" (compare: pull goods).

[5] In 1805, there was a mutiny of the Corps of Black Hunters (Redi Musu [nl]) which had been established to protect the colony of Suriname against attacks by maroons.

On 3 June 1806, the postholder Kelderman reported that they had settled in Poeloegoedoe and had created gardens for subsistence farming.

[7] The location was a strategic choice of the Ndyuka to protect the Tapanahony River against attacks by the Aluku, an enemy maroon people.