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Wuchebehsuck (Montauk North Neck)

A Montauk North Neck valley name associated with a small pond outlet and the 1670 Montauk deed. Wuchebehsuck is a valley on the east side of North Neck at Montauk in East Hampton town. The place was connected with a seasonal outlet from a small flaggy pond and swamp, and with the tract later remembered as the Wuchebehsuck purchase, nine-score acre purchase, or land between the ponds. The name is interpreted as "a brook" or "outlet of a pond," and compared with a related Connecticut form. Why Place Names Matter “The overlap of place names tells a nuanced story of territory and presence.” — Native Places Atlas, University of Utah American West Center, Native Places: An Indigenous Atlas of Utah and the Intermountain West (2025), Project description, paragraph 2