Talk:Goldens Bridge, New York

Apostrophe?

I'm not sure if the name of the town officially has an apostrophe or not. Either way, we've got to choose one and stick to it because it's sloppy to have it spelled both ways in various places in the article. I know that the sign at the train station has it without the apostrophe - "Goldens Bridge." But it would seem more logical to include the apostrophe. Anyway, there's probably an official spelling somewhere. Westknife (talk) 14:37, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Usually determining the preferred orthography is as simple as a Google search. Not so with this case! Google Maps has it with an apostrophe, but a number of sites go without. Even their own fire department seems confused, using both versions on the same page. [1] Yikes. Robert K S (talk) 05:11, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

I've been living here for a year, and *I'm* not even 100% sure where the apostrophe comes from. I'm pretty certain that the proper way to spell it is without, however for quite a while the train system wrote the name with the apostrophe. Looking at old train maps, many other places in the area had apostrophes in their names, which over the years have disappeared. I've seen Brewster's and Pawling's on maps, and even Goldings Bridge on an 1849 map! No signage I've seen in the town has the apostrophe, apart from old train signs at the station (when an old sign is damaged it is replaced, and new signs do not have it). In 2003 the train station formerly known as Brewster North was renamed as Southeast, and at that time Metro-North timetables and other printed materials dropped the apostrophe from Goldens Bridge. The only situation where the railroad continues to use the apostrophe is on the led message boards of the M7 trains that list the next stop. Long story short, I'd go without.Emmyceru (talk) 04:19, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Been a resident here some fifteen years, and I honestly have no idea which it is, but I agree it should be figured out! keithburgun (talk) 04:19, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I'd say use no apostrophe because both the postal service and Metro North do not use one either. See [2] and [3]Brody014 (talk) 02:55, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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Golden's Bridge, New York → Goldens Bridge, New York – The town of Goldens Bridge, New York is not possessive therefore it should not contain an apostrophe. https://www.google.com/search?q=goldens+bridge%2C+ny 108.5.63.162 (talk) 15:26, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

• Support. Most reliable sources seem to use Goldens. The last paragraph of this article in the local paper is especially convincing. The New York Times[4] and the Town's website[5] also use Goldens. (See also the #Apostrophe? discussion above.) Station1 (talk) 19:41, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
• Support. The policy of the United States Board on Geographic Names says "Apostrophes suggesting possession or association are not to be used within the body of a proper geographic name (Henrys Fork: not Henry’s Fork)." Only five exceptions have been allowed in over 100 years. Chris the speller ^yack 16:33, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
• Support. I am familiar with predominant local use and sources not including an apostrophe. ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 03:48, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
• Support based on the above. Also see Goldens Bridge (Metro-North station). PointsofNoReturn (talk) 05:05, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

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