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Wickapogue (Meacox Bay)

Wickapogue is a farming district at the western end of Meacox Bay in Southampton. The name is interpreted as at the end of the pond or water-place. The name appears in Southampton land-division records and remained attached to the Meacox Bay landscape. Dated records appear in the historic moments below. Recorded forms include Weequapaug, Weekapaug, Wecapoug, Wickapogue, and Wickapog. The name is interpreted as at the end of the pond or water-place. Why Place Names Matter “Indigenous place names contain knowledge of the landscape and encode unique perceptions of landscapes with which Indigenous Peoples have interacted for hundreds, often thousands, of years.” — Rebekah R. Ingram and Kahente Horn-Miller, Mapping for Reconnection: Place Name Documentation and the Atlas of Kanyen'kehá:ka Space (2024), Abstract, first sentence