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Sherawoug (Stony Brook Harbor)

Sherawoug is recorded as a locality on the east side of Stony Brook Harbor, near St. James in Smithtown. The name appears in Smithtown historical notes for the harbor landscape. The modern marker is a general east-side Stony Brook Harbor placement and is offset from nearby placename pins. Recorded forms include Sherawoug and Sherrawog. The name is compared with related forms such as Ashawog and Nashaway, but the exact early form and translation remain unresolved Why Place Names Matter “Place names depend on one’s culture, language, and relationship to the physical environment. There are many different ways of thinking about a place and remembering it through a culturally meaningful way.” — Montana Office of Public Instruction, Beavertail Hill State Park: Place Names lesson (n.d.), PDF page 2