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For ,Office Use 'Only--Site Identifier
Project Identifie~h ~His~oric S~r~e.t. ures survey. Date SeP%ember 1987
Your Name Tow~ of Southol~P'~'.~ of, Southold Phone 1~6) 76~-1892
Address ,~Tew~ }{~11. Ma~ Read
Southold. L.I.. N.Y.
Zip 11971
Organization (if any) Southold Town Community Development Office
1. Site Identifier(s) Pive Wigwams
2. County Suffolk one of following: City
Township Seuthold
Incorporated Village
Unincorporated Village or
Hamlet Gree~Port
3. Present Owner
Address
Zip
4. Site Description (check all appropriate categories):
Site
X__Stray find Cave/Rockshelter
__Pictograph Quarry
Burial Shell midden
Surface evidence Camp
Material below plow zone Buried evidence
__Single component
Location
Under cultivation
Pastureland
__Upland
--Workshop
Mound
Village
Material in plow zone
Intact occupation floe
Evidence of features Stratified
Multicomponent
Never cultivated
Woodland
X Previously cultivated
__Floodplain
__Sustaining erosion
Soil Drainage: excellent good__ fair__ poor
Slope: flat gentle moderate steep
Distance to nearest water from site (approx.)
Elevation:
Site Investigation (append additional sheets, if necessary):
A neighbor, M~tohell Pekunk~, found arrowheads, axes, etc.
Surface date(s)
Site--Map (Submit with form*)
Collection
Subsurface--date(s)
Testing: shovel coring__other
no. of units
Excavation: unit size
unit size
(Submit pla~ of units with form*)
no. of units
(Submit plan of units with form*)
Submission should be 8½"xll", if feasible
Investigator
Page
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Manuscript or published report(s) (reference fully):
Guid~ to Historic Markers. Southold Historical Society. 1960, p. 3.
Historic Sites of $o~thold ~ow~.~ N.Y. to 1815. 1983. No. J.
A.H. Currie-Bell. Old. Southol~ .Tpwn'~s. TerCentenary, 1940.
Summer of Hi~tor~. ~ap Section 2. -
Present reposztory of materials L.I.Ohapter N.Y.State Archeological
Association.
Component(s) (cultural affiliation/dates).:
7
List of material remains (be as specific as possible in identifying
object and material):
o
If historic materials
site form.
Map References:
are evident, check here and fill out historic
Map or maps showing exact location and extent of
site must accompany this form and must be identified
by source and date. Keep this submission to 8½"xll",
if possible.
USGS 7½ Minute Series Quad. Name Southold Quad,
For office Use Only___UTM Coordinates
Photography (optional for environmental impact survey):
Please submit a 5"x7" black and white print(s) showing the current
state of the site. Provide a label for the print(s) on a separate
sheet.
Form prepared by Rosemary Skye Mgritt, research assistant.
AIlStlAMOt~AQUE MAP
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Guide t~ Historic Markers.
Southold Historical Society. 1960
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OLD SOUTI]OLD TOIFN'S TERGENTEN.4RY
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBIT
"Have you been to the Indian Exhibit?" asked one Celebra-
tion sight-seer of another. That, as yet, had not been seen, and
the curious, interested person sped on his way to Cutchogue
School to view what is correctly known as the Archaeological
Exhibit. To the visitor's delight the call proved of unique and
educative interest. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Goddard met
him at the door. Mr. Goddard of Mattituck, president of the
Long Island Chapter of the New York State Archaeological
Association which presented the exhibit, not only described the
objects but related them to the needs in the life of the Cor-
chaug Indian, once inhabitor of Southold Town's shores and
forests. The Corchaug was of the great Algonkian stock, and
camp sites have been found and explored at Aquebogue, Mat-
tituck, Cutchogue, "South Arbor," Old Field, Pi?e's Cove1
Orient. The length of the shores and creek covd~ have given
up much evidence of their ways of living.
"Judging by the quantity of broken pottery in their camp
sites, the Corchaug squaws must have been busy as well as
skillful potters," said Mr. Goddard, and showed the typical
wide-mouthed, conoidal or pointed-bottom clay vessels. "They
decorated these, before firing, by impressions of thc decorating
tool, usually a bit of scallop shell, the back of which would give
parallel lines and afford a wide variety of designs. Here is a
pot decorated with impressions of a coarse fabric. These fur-
nish a basis for the study of their weaving.
"It was also the squaw's business to keep the home tires
burning all day and the stew in the pot, for the Indian ate
when he chose. Outside the wigwam could be found the squaw's
heavy, grooved ax, handy to split off firewood. Near by would
be the mortar and pestle, or metate and muller for preparing
the. coarse corn-meal grits or flour from the maize." The inter-
estmg collection of axheads was displayed aod the above-
named articles were viewed.
"Just look at this toyl Children had their toys, presumably."
It was Mrs. Goddard who smiled and pointed to the little clay
stone dog in the exhibit.
"And what quantities of clams, oysters, scallops the men
A.H. Currie-Bell. 01d Southold Town's
Te ,rce~te~ary. 1940
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SOUTHOLD (Continued)
SCHOOLS
LEATHER SCHOOL.
In the village. Route 25.
BRICK SCHOOL.
In the villa§e. Route 25.
GEORGE TAYLOR SCHOOL.
West end of village. Route 25.
2 PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTION SCHOOLS.
In the villaiie. Route 25.
NICHOLAS EADES SCHOOL.
In the village. Route 25.
BENJAMIN YOUNGS' SCHOOL.
In the village. Route 25.
MEHITABLE BABCOCK'S DAME SCHOOL.
East end o£ Southold. Route 25.
JAMES TUTHILL SCHOOL.
Bay View.
HASHAMOMMOCK
Hashamommock, ~rst English settlement in the State of
New York,settled by men from Anti~ua in the Spring of
1637-8.
All signs pertaining to sites are placed along Route
25 in this section, although the sites themselves may
be inland or adjoining the bay.
THOMAS BENEDICT'S MILL SITE.
East side of Tom's Creek.
THE SITE of the "LONG HOUSE."
TO the STRA'~rBERRY LOT and HOME SITE of JOHN
COREY.
TO JOHN OSMAN'S BRICKYARD.
TO CONKLIN'S FERRY to SHELTER ISLAND.
CONKLIN FAMILY GRAVEYARD.
Here Rarus, the famous trotting horse, was foaled.
THE INLET POND._/
THE GREAT PINE SWAMP~
THE F1VE .WIGWAMS.
HOME SITE of WILLIAM SAL-"M~ON.
TO PIGEON'S NECK.
Where millions.of birds rested duri.n~ their yearly flights
north and south. -:X.
HENRY WHITNEY. Mill Wright, l~ater of Huntington.
THOMAS BENEDICT. Miller.
SITE of FIRST MILL.
Mill Creek Bridge.
T.HE. f~RAWBERRY LOT.
Terce~t$~ar2 C~lebratio~ ~f Southold Tow~.
1640-194~
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