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Quandoequareous (Newtown Creek)

A Queens creek-name for the west branch of Newtown Creek, connected in older records with the Mespat kills. Quandoequareous is recorded as the west branch of Newtown Creek in Queens County. Variants include Quandoe-quareous and Quandus Quaricus. The name appears in a seventeenth-century boundary description for the Newtown Creek and Mespat kills landscape. The dated deed reference is handled as a timeline entry with its source citation. No separate translation is given for Quandoequareous. The name preserves variant spellings attached to a branch of Newtown Creek. Why Place Names Matter “Place names can tell us the history of particular areas: the way that people used to live and work; the ecology of a place; culture of songs, stories, poetry.” — Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, Literary Landscapes education resource (n.d.), introductory description