Opening from On This Site - Native Long Island

Wauwepex (Cold Spring Harbor)

Wauwepex is the reported Native name for the original settlement on the west side of Cold Spring Harbor. The name is interpreted as a good little water-place. The locality took its remembered name from a good spring or water-place, paralleling the English name Cold Spring. Recorded forms include Wauwepex, Wawepex, Wauwepox, and Wa Wa Pex. The name is interpreted as at the good little water-place or pond. Why Place Names Matter “The stories associated with some places and their names are important to identity.” — Government of the Northwest Territories, Northern Studies 10: Making the Connection for the Teacher (n.d.), Place-name discussion, PDF page 28