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Wagaspor (Flatlands Meadows)

Wagaspor is a creek in the Flatlands meadows of Kings County. Wagaspor has no deed or extended record context in the available references. It belongs with the broader Flatlands marsh and creek landscape represented by several Kings County placenames. The derivation of Wagaspor is uncertain in the source. Why Place Names Matter “Unlike other parts of Long Island, the European population’s significant impact and enduring influence in Kings County resulted in the failure of many original American Indian place names to survive through the years. The first European settlers, the Dutch, frequently used their own family names to designate lands owned.” — Garry Wilbur, Review of Brooklyn By Name (2006), Long Island Historical Journal, Vol. 19, Nos. 1–2, review section