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INVENTORY FORM
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DIVISION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION QUAD.
NEW YORK STATE PARKS AND RECREATION SERIES
ALBANY,NEW YORK {518)474-0479 NEG. NO.
YOUR NAME: Town of Southold/SPTTA — DATE: November 1987_
YOUR ADDRESS: Town Hall, T4Rin Road TELEPHONE51 6 765 1 R
Southold , 'T1.1 . , N.Y. 11971
ORGANIZATION (if any): 'Sh 1 Town Community Development Offic-p-
1. NAME OF DISTRICT: Whitcom Marsh
2, COUNTY: Suffolk TOWN/CITY: Southold VILLAGE: Qri ent .
3. DESCRIPTION:
17 acre marsh is about two miles west of the New London ferry,
on the north side of Main Road opposite Narrow 'Liver Road .
Long; Beach Bay and Orient State Park to the south, Long Island
Sound directly north. This is a low density residential
agricultural area..
4. SIGNIFICANCE:
The Whitcom Marsh is the only fresh water marshland at Orient
Point. Tt has a black-crowned heron nest of some 12-1¢ birds .
The Whitcom Marsh was donated to The Mature Conservancy in
1980 by the Whitcom Investment Company.
The marsh is the headwaters of Narrow River and Ha,llocks Bay.
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7 . THREATS TO AREA:Recent land subdivision to W/W.
BY ZONING ❑ BY ROADS ❑ BY DEVELOPERS
BY DETERIORATION ❑ OTHER
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
S. LOCAL ATTITUDES TOWARD THE AREA:
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LONG BEACH BAY WETLANDS
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Salt Marsh
A�, Of Interest These wetlands In Orient Point are on
the north side of Long Beach Bay. immediately to
the south is the Orient Beach State Park. These
wetlands are significant because they provide the
threatened osprey with nesting and feeding areas.
- ~,- As of 1982 there are eight active nests in these
wetlands. Most of these lands are not now open to
�+ visitors because they are owned privately. The
Nature Conservancy owns two preserves in this
area and Is seeking to bring other tracts under Its
protection. The Whitcom Marsh (17 acres) Is the
only fresh water marshland at Orient Point.It has a
black-crowned night heron roost of some 12-14 Iru= =
dividuals. The Margolin Marsh (25 acres) Is a salt
-Ibmarsh separated from neighboring uplands by a
constructed after the 1938 hurricane. An
osprey nesting platform, active In certain recent
years, is located on this preserve.
History The very earliest Indian races in Long Beach Bay are known mostly from the ar-
chaelogical work of Roy Latham, a famous naturalist who lived in this area. Called the
"Orient Focus" people, the artifacts they left suggest no link with later Indian tribes who
settled perhaps as early as 1,000 years ago. Hunting and collecting by Indians and then col-
onists included deer, small mammals, fish, shellfish, shorebirds and ducks. The Margolin
Marsh was donated to the Conservancy In 1979 by Richard H. Margolin and the Whitcom
Marsh in 1980 by the Whitcom Investment Company.
Admission to Preserves Like other preserves,these two preserves are open to individuals
who obtain prior permission from the Conservancy and who abide by the Conservancy's
policies on preserve use. Please obtain parking information from the office.
Directions Drive all the way east on the North Fork (Route 25). The Long Beach Bay
wetlands are less than two miles west of the entrance to the New London ferry at Orient
F Point. Whitcom Marsh, north of Route 25, Is about two miles west of the ferry. Margolin
Marsh, south of Route 25, is about 1.2 miles west of the ferry.
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The Nature Conservancy, brochure.
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