Schaghticoke /ˈskætɪkoʊk/ SKAT-ih-kohk is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.

[3][4] It was named for the Schaghticoke, a Native American tribe formed in the seventeenth century from an amalgamation of remnant peoples of eastern New York and New England.

The tribe has one of the oldest reservations in the United States, located in what is now Litchfield County, Connecticut.

This area was historically occupied by the Mohican tribe, and later by a mixed group of Mohicans, and remnants of numerous New England tribes who had migrated west seeking to escape European encroachment.

In 1675, Governor Andros, governor of the colony of New York, planted a tree of Welfare near the junction of the Hoosic River and Tomhannock Creek, an area already known as Schaghticoke, "the place where the waters mingle."

The Native Inhabitants were Mohican refugees from New England welcomed to Schaghticoke because they agreed to help protect the English from the French and the Iroquois.

Originally, Schaghticoke was a dangerous place to live because they were frequently raided by the Indians and Tories.

[5] As of the early decades of the 21st century, Schaghticoke still has a strong agricultural presence but is also characterized by increasing residential development, and contends with related political, social, and economic issues.