Listmembers,
    I have received an email from a Venezuelan gentleman regarding the origin of the place name, Moriches.  Evidently the word refers to a palm tree that grows there and he thinks the word is of South American origin.
 
Does anyone know about this?
 
Thanks,
Sharon A. Pullen, C.A.
Archivist
Office of the County Clerk
Historic Documents Library
310 Center Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901-3392

Phone: 631-852-2015
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