Who was the US President who was born in a "children's corner"?

queproblema

Old Kinderhook himself, Martin Van Buren. About a quarter of the way down this page: http://www.travelanguist.com/Reflections.php?N=&Year=2006&MusNo=2.00 "When you look at the name Red Hook, and wonder where it came from, does a light turn on? Especially considering the history of the Hudson Valley? It looked suspicious to me, I checked, and of course it's Dutch, Roode Hoek (ROH-duh HUWK). When discussing the Valley, I mentioned that President Martin Van Buren's hometown upstate is Kinderhook, or Children's Corner, which would have been originally Kinderhoek. It's amazing how the Dutch word hoek is always mistranslated. It means corner, including a “corner” of land you have to sail around. In the Netherlands, ships sailing to Rotterdam enter the river at a place called Hoek van Holland, where the land juts out a bit. It would mean “Holland Corner”, but it's inevitably translated “Hook of Holland” in English." Apr 17 08, 3:07 PM

Matthew_07

Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, was born in the village, and his post-presidential home, Lindenwald, is located outside of Kinderhook on Route 9H. It is open to visitors seven days a week, May through October. The site also includes hiking trails. Van Buren was known as "Old Kinderhook," and some historians attribute the expression "O.K." to him. He often wrote "OK," short for "off to Kinderhook," on notes to his staff. Once you've had your fill of the bison (while they look different from cows, they still smell like them), continue south on Route 9 into the village of Kinderhook, named by Henry Hudson in 1609. He noticed a gathering of Mohican children playing on the shores and referred to the area as "children's corner" -- or "kinderhook" in Dutch. http://www.evangelist.org/counties/0527colu.htm Apr 17 08, 8:25 PM