The town of Maspeth, New York was named for the tribe. Their name "Mespeatches" translates as "an inundating tidal river," as determined by William Wallace Tooker.[1]
The former Mespeatche village is located on the high ground east of the Mount Zion Cemetery in Maspeth.[1]
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^ ab"Maspeth's Ancient Name." Maspeth’s Ancient Name, Brooklyn Eagle, March 19, 1889. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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