Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Nachaquatuck (Cold Spring Harbor Creek)

Nachaquatuck names the creek or river at Cold Spring Harbor that marked Huntington's western boundary, linking the placename to boundary language and tidal-stream geography. Cold Spring Harbor creek, Huntington boundary context, and ending tidal stream interpretation are brought together here. Time-specific documentary context is handled as a Historic Moment. Alternate forms include Nachaquetack, Naccaquetack, Nackaquatok, Nackaquatack, and Nachquatuck. The meaning is given as the ending tidal stream, from a phrase meaning at the end of joined to a tidal-stream element. Why Place Names Matter “Most place-names will through their meaning reveal something about the individual locality, but only if the name has been interpreted correctly.” — Names in Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Place-Names (n.d.), How is a name formed? section