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Wyamaug / Miamogue (Simmons Point)

Wyamaug, also recorded as Miamogue, Miamegg, and Miamuck, is a Jamesport placename associated with Simmons Point. Wyamaug is a point of land at Jamesport in Riverhead town. Related record forms include Miamogue, Miamegg, and Miamuck. The name is tied to Simmons Point on Peconic Bay. Later archaeological documentation for the Miamogue/Miamuck site also points to this Jamesport location. The name is interpreted as "a good fishing-place," with comparison to related Algonquian forms for good fishing places. Why Place Names Matter “When places are significant for any reason, they are named, for how else can one speak of the place in conversation with another?” — Lynn Peplinski, Place Names (2018), Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, Place Names article