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Weesuck

Weesuck is the clearer modern form of the longer placename Achabachawesuck. It refers to a small creek or brook between Fourth Neck and Pine Neck in what was historically Atlanticville, now the East Quogue area of Southampton. Recorded forms include Achabachawesuck, Achabachwesuck, Achabusuckwesuck, Achabuchawesuck, Wesuck, and Weesuck. The name is interpreted the full form as a separated or turning-aside little brook, in practical terms a boundary brook. Why Place Names Matter “Historically, a study of the names of places and topographical features can reveal much about how people viewed and related with the land.” — Nna O. Uluocha, Decolonizing place-names: Strategic imperative for preserving indigenous cartography in post-colonial Africa (2015), full text, discussion of place-names and environmental knowledge Weesuck is the clearer modern form of the longer placename...