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Nesaquaque Accompsett

The name is interpreted as land on the other side of Nissequogue, tying Smithtown west-river geography to Fresh Pond and older place-name records. Nesaquaque Accompsett is connected with the west side of the Nissequogue River in Smithtown. Earlier in the book, the shorter form Accompsett points forward to this fuller place-name entry. This placename belongs to the Smithtown boundary landscape between the Nissequogue River and Fresh Pond. Time-specific source details are separated into the Historic Moments below. Recorded forms include Nesaquaque Accompsett, Nesaquaqiie Accompsett, Nesaquake, and Accompsett. The name is interpreted as at the place over against the land on the forks of the river, or land on the other side of Nissequogue. Why Place Names Matter “Place names also have another often-overlooked role. They are cultural artifacts, containing within them the stories of...