''Hoosac'' is an Algonquian word meaning ''place of stones''.
Hoosic, Hoosick or Hoosac may refer to:
Communities
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Hoosac, Montana
Hoosac is an unincorporated community in Fergus County, in the U.S. state of Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota ...
, an unincorporated community in Fergus County
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Hoosick, New York
Hoosick is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 6,924 at the 2010 census. It was named from the Hoosic River.
The Town of Hoosick is in the northeastern corner of Rensselaer County.
History
The town of Hoosick ...
, a town in Rensselaer County
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Hoosick Falls, New York
Hoosick Falls is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 3,501 at the 2010 census. During its peak, in 1900, the village had a population of approximately 7,000.
The village of Hoosick Falls is near the center ...
, a village in the above town
Geography
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Hoosac Range The Hoosac Range is a mountain range that forms the western edge of the northwest Berkshire Plateau of western Massachusetts, an extension of the southern Green Mountains of Vermont, which are part of the greater Appalachian Mountain chain. The mo ...
, a mountain range in Western Massachusetts
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Hoosic River
The Hoosic River, also known as the Hoosac, the Hoosick (primarily in New York) and the Hoosuck (mostly archaic), is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed October 3, 2011 tri ...
, a tributary of the Hudson River
Other
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Hoosac School
Hoosac School is a private co-educational Episcopal boarding school located in Hoosick, New York, United States.
History
Hoosac school was founded in 1889 by Dr. Edward Dudley Tibbits. Facilities are located on the Tibbits Estate, which rests ...
, an Episcopalian private school in Hoosick, New York
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Hoosac Tunnel
The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a active railroad tunnel in western Massachusetts that passes through the Hoosac Range, an extension of Vermont's Green Mountains. It runs in a straight line from its east portal, alo ...
, also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel, in Massachusetts
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