Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Passasqueung / Arrasquaug

Passasqueung and Arrasquaug are connected with a creek at South Oyster Bay, now associated in the source with Minell's Creek. The placename is tied to a flat meadow-and-creek landscape along South Oyster Bay. Boundary and meadow-rights details appear in the historic moments below. The name is interpreted as miry land, a correction from an earlier proposed reading after the local meadow landscape was considered. Related forms include Passasquauke, Arrasquaug, and Arrasquaung. Why Place Names Matter “Many of the names of geographical features, towns, buildings, streets, and places tell stories. Sometimes there is more than one story.” — National Library of New Zealand, Stories About Places in Aotearoa New Zealand (n.d.), Teacher support materials, online version