Editing Sherman, Connecticut (section)

===Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook===

Sherman is the location of Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook<ref>{{cite gnis|209059|Morrissey Brook, Connecticut|April 7, 2023|December 31, 1981}} In Variant Names section.</ref> (29 letters), in the north end of town near the [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]] border. The name of indigenous origin means "water flowing from the hills". The Naromi Land Trust in Sherman derived its name from the brook.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120805013900/http://www.naromi.org/ Naromi Land Trust]}}, accessed August 11, 2006</ref>

In some deeds it is called Deep Brook. For some time the brook was officially known at the state level as Morrissey Brook, but an official name change was put into Public Act 01-194, "An Act Concerning Certain Real Property Transactions," which was approved July 11, 2001.<ref>[http://www.cga.ct.gov/2001/act/Pa/2001PA-00194-R00HB-06070-PA.htm] Web page for Public Act 01-194 at Connecticut General Assembly Web site, accessed August 11, 2001</ref> The 29-letter name was noted in an 1882 book, ''History of the Towns of [[New Milford, Connecticut|New Milford]] and [[Bridgewater, Connecticut|Bridgewater]], 1703–1882,'' by [[Samuel Orcutt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/historytownsnew00orcugoog|title = History of the towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882|year = 1882|publisher = Hartford, Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Co.}}</ref> The state department of transportation has also created a customized road sign for the longer name.<ref>{{cite web |author = [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]], Division of Traffic Engineering  |url = https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DOT/documents/dtrafficdesign/Sign_Details/50_Series-GuideInformational.pdf |title = Sign Catalog: 50 Series – Guide & Informational Signs |page = 49 |date = 2021 }} Sign catalog number 51-2018.</ref>