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Nobbs (Goose Creek)

Nobbs is a Flanders-area placename associated with Goose Creek, one of the creeks named in Paucamp's testimony about the west end of Peconic Bay. Nobbs is connected with the creek now known as Goose Creek near Flanders, flowing into the Great Peconic Bay. The name belongs to a chain of Peconic Bay creek names preserved through testimony by Paucamp, a Corchaug sachem. The placename brings together the creek location, fishing-station context, and related Peconic Bay place-name sequence. The overview stays broad while dated source details appear in the historic moments below. No separate alternate spelling is listed for Nobbs. The name may be a shortened form of a longer word connected with white-fish or bony-fish, associated with fish used as fertilizer for planting. Why Place Names Matter “Place names are a vital part of living on the land, for they both describe the land as well as...