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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSouthold Township Souvenir BookA SOUVENIR CALENDAR CONTAINING A COMPLETE LISTING OF SOUTHOLD EVENTS DURING THE TERCENTENARY YEAR TOWNSHIP celebrates Suffolk County's Tercentenary 1683 -1983 TOWN OF SOUTHOLD William R. Pell III, Supervisor Francis J. Murphy, Jr., Councilman ct Deputy Supervisor Raymond W. Edwards, Town Justice (Fishers Island) Lawrence Murdock, Jr., Councilman John J. Nickles, Councilman Joseph L. Townsend, Jr., Councilman William Albertson Carol Baumann Carol Boger Jean W. Cochran Gail A. Comer Frank Coyle Mary Coyle John Dorman Mary Jane Hovarth Eleanor Hughes Barbara Kelling Annette Knoblock E. Richard Keogh $outhold Town Tercentenary Commission Magdaline Goodrich, Southold Town Historian Southold Historical Society & Advisor to the Historian North Fork Co-ordinator, Girl Scouts Greenport-Southold Chamber of Commerce Southold Town Festival Week Church of the Open Door Stifling Historical Society Commissioner of Boy Scouts for Peconic Bay area Oysterponds Historical Society Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council Oysterponds Historical Society 4-H Clubs Tercentenary Publicity Oysterponds Historical Society Joy Bear Jerry McCarthy Mary Jane Purcell Barbara Sayre Rev. Alexander Sime William B. Smith Dorieese Stewart Rev. George Summers Lynne Summers Betty Wells MerlonWiggin Sheila Wirsing George Wagoner George A. Yoerger Tercentenary Souvenir Book Greenport Village Historian Southold Town Libraries North Fork Chorale First Presbyterian Church & Liason for all Denominations Rotary International Secretary to Tercentenary Commission Historic Map of Southold Town Historic Map of Southold Town Treasurer of Tercentenary Commission Service Clubs Mattituck Historical Society Southold Historical Society Senior Citizen who wrote the theme song, "Grand Old Southold" Southold Town Records, Volume III Southold Town Records, Volume III, Liber D, covering the years 1683 to 1856, have been pub- lished in the spring of 1983. This book joins Vol- umes I and II, Libers A, B and C in covering South- old Town's history completely from 1651 to 1856. Earlier books were either lost or destroyed. A must for historians, genealogists and researchers, this book also is a valuable tool for civil servants and for all who want to know more about our town's official history. Magdaline Goodrich, Southold Town historian, has spent seven years in transcribing and editing these records. Volume 1II is available from the Southold Town Historian, Town Hall, Main Road, Southold 11971, for $40.00, plus tax and cost of mailing and handling for out of town orders. SOUTHOLD TOWNSHIP celebrates Suffolk County's Tercentenary 1683 -1983 "Plum Island & Gut-1870' HISTORIC HOUSES Above: William Corey Albertson home, 1880, Main Road, Southold, on site now occupied by super- market. Right: Jeremiah Vail homestead, Laurel Avenue, Beixedon. Left: Rensselaer T. Goldsmith house, North Road, Peconic, 1880's. Below: The Nassau Point mansion of James Wilson, built in 1870, converted to a clubhouse and hotel in 1919, and destroyed by fire, 1928. WILLIAM R. PELL III SUPERVISOR MAIN ROAD SOUTHOLD, L.I., N.Y. 11971 TELEPHONE (516) 765-1800 (516) 765 1939 TO the Citizens of Southold Town in Suffolk County: Southold Town is proud that its residents will be playing such an important part in this 300th Anniversary of Suffolk County's founding. History reveals that Southold Town and her sister Town of Southampton are the first English settlements in New York State and the oldest Towns of Suffolk County. Much can be said about Southold's historic past but I feel we should also pause and give thought to the needs of the future. Southold is an important part of Suffolk, the fastest growing county in the country, and is experiencing a steady growth. Consequently, we have been able to save much of the original character of our town, thanks to the planning and foresight of past and present officials and residents. We had a planning board in the 50's, zoning to guide develop- ment in the 60's, and a town master plan to further protect and enhance our historical heritage, and our rural, water- related way of life in the 70's. A professional study in- cludes a complete economic thorough knowledge of the sources of our income, whether agricultural, fishing, tourism, or other. Now, in the 80's, the development of vineyards and horse farming has further extended our potential. This program will inform you of the events which will take place through the efforts of the numerous historical, cul- tural and all other organizations and individuals. My hope is that through the application of proper planning, Southold's growth will be such as to insure for all our people a pleasant place to live in, now and in the future. Please join us in the Tercentenary Celebration of Suffolk County. William R. Pell III Southold Town Supervisor How many people know that at the tip of the North Fork of Long Island can be found the oldest Engiish Colony in New York State? Although officially settled in 1640, mention is often made in the histories and records of the Town that Englishmen were here as far back as 1637 in search for oil and turpentine in the woods of Arshamo- maque (West Greenport). Southold Town natives were and still are as much New England as the Cape. In early days, Southold Township started in Wading River and extended eastward to Orient Point, Fishers Island, Gull, Block and Plum Islands, as well as Shelter and Robin Islands. How- ever, with the passing of time, Shelter Island became a Township in its own right by 1730 and Riverhead in 1792. Consequently, at present, Southold Town encom- passes the territory starting at the hamlet of Laurel (Frank- linville) and still takes in all the islands except for Shelter Island, bounded on the north by the Sound and on the south by Peconic Bay. Southold, with its hamlets, islands and one incorporated village Greenport, has more to offer than any community within 100 miles of New York City. It has scenic beauty, woods and water, farming land of much fertility, and a cli- mate second to none in this or any other state. It has all the things that lighten the burden of living, yet it has succeeded in retaining the pleasant air of the English country side. There have been many reasons why the North Fork of east- ern Long Island has not grown as rapidly as the South Fork; mainly the conservatism of the wealthy people who have not felt the need to imitate their neighbors of the South Shore. Those who were fortunate enough to discover this end of the island, have found it a pleasant and profit- able surprise. Often you hear the question-but what do you do so far from larger cities? In early Southold~ the women were kept busy in their homes; baking, cooking, preserving foods for the winter, sewing clothes for all members of the family and raising their children. They often helped bring in the crop from the farms, took care of the fowl, made all natur- al dairy products if they had cows. The man of the house cleared some of the land for farming; raised cattle, sheep and hogs; hunted for food since there was plenty of wild game; fishing and clamming and in general doing everything that he could to keep the family fed and sheltered. Many of the men who settled in Southold were carpenters, mariners, whalers, blacksmiths, silversmiths~ millers, brick makers and some were ministers of the church, doctors and lawmakers (attorneys). There are many other trades that were developed with the passage of time. The big day, just as it is today, was the Sabbath when family and friends got together at the church. In early days, this was an all day excursion because transportation was on foot, horse or by boat. Family and friends gathered occa- sionally at the different homes, which meant that the guests would stay for several days or weeks at a time be- cause of the traveling difficulties. The children always en- joyed such trips and many of the old diaries of centuries ago, which are still in existence, tell of the fun and enjoy- ment involving_ the entire family. In today's Southold, there are not enough hours in the SOUTHOLD, YESTERDAY.. day to accomplish all that you plan. Early Southold had about 52 families scattered throughout the township. Today we are 20,000 strong. With the coming of the Long Island Railroad, transportation to New York City was simplified. The bus system is especially good for traveling any distance rapidly, and of course, almost every family owns at least one car. Boats of all types are used for busi- ness and pleasure. Southold is a busy, active community and Town with its numerous churches of all denominations, schools for boys and girls on all levels of education, libraries in every hamlet, movies in one hamlet and village super- markets, stores and shops of all kinds to meet the needs of the average family. There are clubs and organizations for every age group which can keep one constantly busy, participating in volunteer work with constructive results or being a member just for the social activities. Trips, parties, bazaars, pancake breakfasts, antique shows, arts and crafts and many other things too numerous to itemize. These have been noted just to indicate how this great town has grown culturally, educationally, religiously and economical- ly. We have a well equipped and staffed Hospital and a new Health center. The Nutrition program for the elderly either at home or at the center is a program that has proved to be very successful. The new center for senior and youth activities is another asset to the town. These are just a few of the advantages that Southold has to offer today. The people of Southold Town, many of them our ancestors, have lived through the ravages of many wars. At the time of the Minute Men, the early militia was formed and this group fought the French and Indian War; several years later came the time of the Revolution and Southold was very much a part of this war; then the War of 1812 followed by the Civil War, World War 1 & 11, the Korean & Vietnam conflicts. Southold families have suffered in all the major wars, but their "true grit" pulled them through very trying times. Some lost families, homes and fortunes but their strength of will kept them going until they regained many of the things they had lost. Naturally, the early settlers had all the frailties of man. They were arbitrary in matters of conscious, but they were moral in their lives, strong in their religious beliefs and practice, industrious, prudent and aware of the needs of their settlement. Hard- working, God-fearing and true to their new country, noth- ing could hold them from making progress. Many famous people were the result of all these setbacks. .. AND TODAY MAGDALINE GOODRICH, CGRS SOU/HOLD TOWN HISTORIAN Before the Long Island Railroad was built as far east as Greenport, emigration from Ireland started and the people settled in the many hamlets of this area. Some of the men were laborers, others farmers and more helped in the build- ing of the railroad. After the Irish came the influx from Poland a most diligent, thrifty, hard working group who started as laborers and farm hands until they had saved enough money to purchase their own farms from tireir previous employers. Later came the italians. All groups brought to Southold Town their old country's culture and custmns, many of them adopted by the local residents. The Blacks were with Southold since its settlement, as slaves to the more affluent families. But tire settlers did not believe in slavery and long before the Civil War offered their slaves freedom. Many would not leave their "masters", chose to remain with them and were reimbursed with wages as were the other hired help. During the 17th & 18th centuries, only boys were allow- ed to attend school, which was held in private homes until the beginning of tire one-room school house. One such school was a frame one-room building on the south side of the main road east of Albertson Lane in Arshamomaque. It was replaced by a red brick one-room school house on the south side of the main road west of the old schoolhouse site, and is presently used as a welding shop and antique store. These small schools cropped up throughout the town. For the higher education, there was Southold Academy, presently Academy Printers building. It was situated on the Main Road where the present Town Hall is located. GREENPORT PIER, 1841 Franklinville Academy was in Laurel. Several graduates of these two academies went on to Yale and Harvard. Libraries went the same course-starting in private homes. Since there has been a book about the libraries in the past year written by Samuel Sands, I shall not dwell on this. No doubt many of you have a copy. Early Southold was called a "Plantation" and was controlled by the church, originally Congregational and later The First Presbyterian Church of Southold. In order to vote, the men had to be members of the church and were elected to hold set Town offices without pay. The "Collector", known today as the Receiver of Taxes, was paid a percentage on each dollar that he collected. The percentage was determined by the men who were permitted to vote. Now, the Southold Tax Receiver is an elected Town officer with a specific salary, taken from the Town budget passed by the voters. Southold's government is modelled along fire pattern and guidelines of the Federal, State and County govern- ment. It has grown into a large governmental establishment. Down through the centuries came the separation of church and state. All American citizens, male and female over the age of 18 years are permitted to vote regardless of race, color or creed. The elected and appointed officers are salaried either full or part time depending on the position. Monies to pay these salaries come through taxes, personal income, property, sales and all other forms of raising funds to keep the government running smoothly. As stated by Albertson Case, Esquire, in a speech he delivered to the community on July 4, 1876: "Social customs and all the conveniences of life, civil and religious institutions, agriculture and the trades, means of travel and communication, vessels, houses, lands have been subject to such radical changes, that we can hardly imagine them as they were." This beautiful town, teeming with active, busy people, with its small but thrifty industries, its varied businesses and professions and its extensive maritime interests, is the product of over 340 years. To itenrize all the various changes would take many pages. Full and ade- quate treatment of my topic would mean thc writing of another history of Southold. This is only a fragment of a long history of which we can be proud. It is right to be proud of our ancestors: honest, clear- headed, hardworking people who came to occupy a strange laud which nature has made beautiful to see, precious in its valuable soil and climate. Southold settlement in 1640 was poor and feeble, a wilderness, hr its maturity Southold Town is still beautiful, strong and rich. It has a fair and honest name due to our ancestors who lived industrious and honest lives to leave as a fair heritage for the home of their descendants. To quote Mr. Case again: "Long Island may have been called a cultural and intellectual desert. It is now a center for advanced thought and artistic endeavors contributed by those who were here before us." Southold is an outstanding example of the changes over the centuries and, in my opinion, a place to live a totally full, happy life, with all tile conveniences of a large city, on a smaller scale;without the hustle and stress of city life. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Listed below are specific dates for events tak- ing place in Southold Town this Tercentenary year. In addition to these, Southold has much to offer every day. Enjoy our public beaches edging sparkling bays and the Sound clean water for swimming, sailing, fishing and water sports. On land, Southold's rural ambience invites you to walk, bicycle or visit by car our many historic and scenic spots. MAP OF SOUTHOLD TOWN'S HISTORIC SITES To enjoy Southold Town's history, take with you a copy of the MAP OF HISTORIC SITES, by George and Lynn Summers. This map has been published by the Southold Tercentenary Commis- sion, and may be bought at Town Hall, Main Road, Southold, or at any Chamber of Commerce booth. Saturday, May 14 Saturday, May 21 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 9:45 a.m. 8 p.m. Sunday, May 22 8 p.m. Saturday, May 28 9 a.m. to 12 noon 10 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday, May 29 8 p.m. Monday, May 30 10 a.m. MAY Historic Homes and Gardens Tour of several Orient sites, inchtding Orient's oldest house, the Terry-Mulford house, and the studio of William Steeple Davis. Sponsored by Oysterponds Historical Society Stirling Historical Society's yard sale, on their museum grounds, Greenport Great North Fork Foot Race, Polo Grounds, Greenport North Fork Chorale's Spring Concert, Mattituck Presbyterian Church North Fork Chorale's Spring Concert, Southold Presbyterian Church Food Sale on Stirling Historical Society's Museuin Gronnds, Greenport Old Fashioned Food Sale, Oysterponds Historical Society's Grounds, Orient North Fork Chorale's Spring Concert, Orient Congregational Chnrch Memorial Day Parade, Southold American Legion Thursday, June 9 2 to4p.m. Friday & Saturday June 10, 11 Saturday, June 11 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 12 noon Saturday, June 18 Sunday, June 19 2 to4p.m.. 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays in July 9:30 to 12 noon Saturday, July 2 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. JUNE Bus Trip to Sagamore Hill and Old Bethpage Village Restoration, sponsored by Oysterponds Historical Society Flower Show-Suffolk County Heritage Theme, Founders Landing, Southold. Sponsored by the Southold Flower Club. Suffolk County American Legion Convention. Southold Legion Hall Yard Sale, Village Green, Cutchogue. Sponsored by Cutchogue-New Sufl'olk Historical Council, 734-6532. (rain date: June 18) Suffolk County American Legion parade, Southold Legion Hall. Strawberry Festival, on Mattituck High School grounds. Featuring exhibits, booths, rides, crafts, strawberry shortcake. Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild's Open Hoose~ Cutchogue. "The Rogers Site" lecture with slides. Archaeology Museum, Main Bayview Road, Southold JULY Display of Historic Documents at the First Presbyterian Church, Southold Annual Antiques Flea Market, Cutchogue Village Green (Rain site: Matti- tuck High School Gym) $1.25. Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1 to 4 p.m. Every Sunday in July (3-10-17-24) 11:45 a.m. July 7 and 8 and all Thursdays & Fridays in July 10 to I I a.m. July 7, 8, 9 Friday & Saturday, July 8, 9 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. l0 a.m. 2 to 4 p.m. 4to I1 p.m. Sunday, July 10 11 a.m to4p.m. Saturday. July 16 6 p,m. 8 p.m. Sunday. July 17 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 I0 a.m. Saturday, July 23 9a.m. 2 to 5 p.m. 8to 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 10 a.m. Thursday. July 28 to Wednesday, August 3 Saturday. Jnly 30 10 a.m. to 5 p,m. 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays in August 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon Tuesday, August 2 6 p.m. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Summer Lawn Sale at the Greenport Library Stirling Historical Society's building opens, remains open until Labor Day. Open on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until Labor Day. Southold Fire Department's 4th of July Parade (rain date July 3) Guided Tours of historic First Presbyterian Church, Southold, and the Old Burying Ground, following the church sen, ice. Children's Reading Program, Grades 1 to 6, "I Love Long Island", at Southold Free Library Book Sale by Southold Free Library at Custer Institute Annual Rummage Sale at First Presbyterian Church, Southold. Clothing, hardware, toys, furniture, tools Art Show, Main Dock, Greenport. Sponsor: Greenport-Southold Chamber of Commerce Bake sale, First Presbyterian Church, Southold "Meet Mattituck's Artists, Then and Now" in the Little Red Schoolhouse on the grounds of the Mattituck Historical Society German Festival at St. Peter's Church, Greenport. Band, dancing, entertain- ment, children's rides. Antique Auto Show at Depot Lane Schoolhouse, Cutchogue. Sponsor: Cutchogue Lion's Club. Mattituck Sale Day. Love Lane roped off. Sponsored by Mattituck Chamber of Commerce. Parade and Drill, Cutchogue Fire Department Concert by Long Island Baroque Ensemble, Poquatuck Hall, Orient, follow- ed by reception at Webb House. Sponsor: Oysterponds Historical Society. '~National Parks of the West" Lecture with slides. Archaeology Museum, Main Bayview Road, Southold Children's Film Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Southold. Anything That Will Float Except A Boat race, Arrow Bar, Southold. Rain date, July 24. 765-9844 Victorian Tea lawn party, on grounds of the Mattituck Historical Society's Museum (Rain date, July 24) Country Square Dance, Cutchogue Village Green. (Rain site: Mattituck High School Cafeteria) $1. Sponsor: Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Society Children's Film Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Southold Carnival on grounds of the Southold Fire Department Art Show on grounds of the Southold United Methodist (Rain date, August 6) Appraisers' day, Oysterponds Historical Society Church. AUGUST Display of Historic Documents Southold Parade by Southold Fire Department at the First Presbyterian Church, CALENDAR OF EVENTS 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, August 3 10& 17-10 a.m. Thursdays & Fridays in August 10to 11 a.m. Saturday, August 6 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every Sunday in August 7-14-21-28-11:45 a.m. Friday, August 12 8 p.m. Saturday, August 13 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 20 I to 4 p.m. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, August 27 2 p.m. Saturday, August 27- Labor Day, August 5 Outdoor concert by the Greenport Band on Oysterponds Historical Society's Grounds, Orient. Children's Film Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Southold Children's Reading Program, Grades 1 to 6, "I Love Long Island", at Southold Free Library Outdoor Art Show, Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild, Village Green, Cutchogue (Rain date, August 7) Guided tours of historic First Presbyterian Church, Southold, and the Old Burying Ground, following church service. Douglas Moore Memorial Concert, Cutchogue Village Green Flea Market, Bake Sale, craft demonstrations. Performance by 3rd N.Y. Colonial Regiment & Colonial Fife & Drum Corps of Church of the Open Door. Oysterponds Historical Society Grounds, Orient. Appraisal Day on Mattituck Historical Society's grounds. $3 for one appraisal; $5 for two. Two appraisals a customer. Yard Sale, Custer Institute, Main Bayview Road, Southold. "A Tribute To The Long Island Indian", jointly presented by the Matti- tuck Historical Society and the Mattituck Free Library, on the museum grounds. Festival Week. Oysterponds Historical Society's buildings open daily. Orient. SOUTHOLD TOWN FESTIVAL WEEK Saturday, Angust 27 Saturday, September 3 Tercentenary exhibits in Southold Town Hall, Main Road, Southold. Antiques and items from long ago. Suffolk County's photo exhibit also opens in Soutbold Town Hall for a week-long stand. Jean W. Cochran, Southold Town Festivities Week chairperson Saturday, August 27 10 a.m. I1 a.m. Sunday, August 28 10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 to 5 p.m. Dedication of Youth Beautification Project, Horton's Lane entrance to Town Hall, Southold. Fife & Drum Corps of Church of thc Open Door; presentation of colors (50 American flags) by Boy and Girl Scouts; Senior Citizen Chorale singing "(;rand Old Southold", release of hclimn- filled red-white-&-blue balloons. Guided tour of Town Hall by Town Board members. Meet your supervisor. In the rear of Town Hall, browse booths covering a wide spectrum of our Town's life: scouts, youth programs, schools, libraries, service clubs, Police Department, Town highways. Refreshments. Afternoon talk on rare books by Mrs. Marcia Oliver, Soutlmld Free Library. Colonial Chnrcb Service, First Presbyterian Clmrcb. Southold Guided tour of historic First Presbyterian Church and the Old Burying Ground, Southold. Art and Early American Crafts Exlfibit at Scnior-Yonth Center, Peconic. Featuring local artists and craftsmen. "Afternoon of Music", I~ounders Landing, Southold. Free concert sponsored by Church of the Open Door. Monday, August 29 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 30 9:30 to 12 noon 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 31 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 1 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 2 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, September 3 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, September 18 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 8 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday Stmda¥ October 12. 14, 16 Sunday, October 16 2:30 p.m. Sunday. October 30 4p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 l0 a.m. I 2 noon CALENDAR OF EVENTS "Indians of Long Island": address by William E. Golder, president of NYS Archaeological Association, Long Island Chapter. Senior-Youth Center, Peconic. Display of Historic Documents, First Presbyterian Church, Southold "Clam Chowder Concert" at Senior-Youth Center, Peconic. Clam chowder & crackers, peach shortcake and coffee. Only 500 tickets, to be pre-sold. Following clam chowder supper, an outdoor concert open to the public Speaker: Folklorist John Eilerton, at Senior-Youth Center, Peconic Children's Night. Family Box supper (bring your own) Senior-Youth Center, Peconic Children's entertainment, magician, etc. Small charge to cover entertainment "Southold By the Sound" cocktail party on Southold Town Beach. Large tent, beach balls, umbrellas, false-front bath-houses, waiters and waitresses in turn-of-the-century bathing suits, door prizes, raffles. Honored guests are all past and present Southold Town officials. Benefit to begin a fund for Southold Town's 350th celebration, 1990. Folk & Farmers' Market Fair. Craft booths (hand-made items only), wineries, florists and nurseries, baked goods, food booths, harvest booths, seafood. Contests for best of jams, canned vegetables, baked goods. Judging of largest potato, onion, cabbage, etc. Ribbon awards. Bands, Fife and Drum Corps, Traditional music. Gala occasion. On the Southold High School grounds. Rain date: Sunday, September 4. "Early Accounts of Christ Appearing in Pre-Historic America." Film. Archaeology Museum, Main Bayview Road, Southold. Grand Townwide Parade-Laurel to Orient. Bands, fire departments, floats, special marching groups. Harvest Festival, St. Peters Church, Greenport Astronomy Jamboree, Custer Institute, Main Bayview Road, Southold "History of Firearms Up To The Civil War". Firearms exhibit. Archaeqlogy Museum, Main Bayview Road, Southold. Tercentenary Church Service, costume event. First Presbyterian Church, Southold Tercentenary Ceremonial Bell Ringing at the County Center, Riverhead. Time Capsule installation, County Center, Riverhead. HISTORIES OF OUR AREA PUBLISHED IN 1983 AUGUSTUS GR1FFIN'S JOURNAL and a companion volume containing an index and supplement. Published by Oysterponds Historical Society. Set, $17.50, index alone, $6. Pick up at Oysterpond's Museum. Village Lane, Orient 11957, or at bookstores. For mail orders, add $1.50 and N.Y. State Tax. SOUTHOLD TOWN RECORDS, VOLUME II1, 1683-1856. Transcribed and edited by Magdaline Goodrich, Southold Town Historian. $40. Pick up at Town Historian's office, Town Hall, Main Road, Soul.hold 11971. For mail orders add postage, handling costs, $2.50, and tax S2.90. THE STORY OF NEW SUFFOLK by Marjorie Moore Butterworth. Published by Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Councik $3.50. Pick up at local stores or at the Council's Old Schoolhouse. Village Green, Cutchogue 11935. WHITAKER'S SOUTHOLD-the first 100 years, by Epher Whitaker. Published by Amereon House, $14.95. Pick up at Amereon House, 800 Wickhams Avenue, Mattituck 11952. Mail orders: send $14.95 prepaid to Amereon House, Box 1200, Mattituck, N.Y. 11952-9500 PLACES TO VISIT IN SOUTHOLD TOWN The eight hamlets of S0uthold Town, the village of Greenport, and Fishers Island each and all have something unique to offer during this Tercentenary year. Fishing and water sports, tranquil lakes and woodlands, modem shopping centers, white sandy beaches, historic houses and places all are waiting to be explored. The island's finest restaurants are here on the North Fork. A tall ship will pay a call to Greenport harbor. Art galleries and a playhouse offer special attractions. The hamlets, village and island that are Southold Township are listed below and on the following pages. Walk, bicycle or drive . . . and enjoy them. LAUREL Laurel forms the western boundary of Southold Town. The hamlet is divided by the Town line-a part lying in Riverhead Town and part in Southold. This area was first known as Middle District and later called Franklinville. In 1833 the Franklinville Academy opened its doors. Its excellent curricula was offered, in an 1858 brochure "in the common English branches" at $3.50 a semester, with each "higher branch" costing $.50 additional. The Academy served East End youth for 57 years. Acres of farmland give Laurel an open, rural ambience. Laurel Lake in c. 1900 photo. Helen Prince photo MATTITUCK Mattituck was settled in 1662 by English colon- ists. On their large land grants they pastured flocks and herds, and raised corn, wheat, rye and flax. Bustling Colonial Mattituck had a minister and school teacher, a blacksmith, carpenter, cooper, weaver, fuller, tanner and miller. Today Mattituck is an area of fertile fields stretching from Sound to Bay. Water related sports abound-fishing, boating, swimming. Land activities include tennis, golf, horseback riding, dining and browsing the Love Lane shops. Among Mattituck's scenic attractions are Wolf Pit Lake on North Road, the Old Grist Mill, now a restaurant, on Mattituck Inlet, and the I854 Octagon House on Main Road. The Mattituck Historical Society operates a historic complex on the south side of Main Road (Route 25), about half a mile east of Mattituck High School, which includes the main museum house, an 1864 schoolhouse, a milk house and a barn. The white Georgian home, now a museum, was built in 1800, and its large west wing added in 1841. It is furnished with antiques of the period, and displays a collection of toys and rare musical instruments. Other displays include century-old clothing, guns, quilts, maps and arrowheads. The society meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month from April through November, at 8 p.m. in the Little Red Schoolhouse on the grounds. Visitors are welcome. THE MATTITUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MUSEUM COMPLEX Main Road (25), Mattituck Open Saturdays, 2 to 4 p.m. from June 25 through September 3, and for special museum events. (Groups may arrange special dates) Suggested donation: $1 THE MUSEUM COMPLEX INCLUDES: The Museum House, 1800 The Little Red Schoolhouse The Milk House The Old Barn Above: Grist Mill on Mattituck Inlet. 19th Century photo. Left: The Mattituck Museum House, 1800 Below: Little Red Schoolhouse, 1864 Sketch by William Dove CUTCHOGUE Cutchogue called Corchaug, or "principal place" by the Indians was settled by the English, beginning in 1667. At that time a house already stood in the area-the "Old House", as it is known today. This house was built in Southold in 1649 by John Budd. When his daughter Anna married Benjamin Horton, Budd gave the newlyweds the fine medieval-style Colonial. It was taken apart board by board and moved to Cutchogue in 1661. Today it is officially designated a National Historic Landmark. The hamlet of Cutchogue includes a bank, fire- house, country club~ many churches, a library, schools, a variety of stores and a village green. The village green was the first project of the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council, chartered in 1960. On the green was the Old House. In 1961 Cutchogue's first district school- house, 1840, was moved by the Council to the green, restored, and opened in 1963. The Council in 1974 influenced the placing of the Downs Creek site of an old Indian fort, Fort Corchaug, on the National Register. The 18th Century Wickham farmhouse was moved to the green in 1965, restor- ed and opened in 1975. In 1975 the Council published "Pagans, Puritans and Patriots of Yesterday's Southold" by Warren Hall. In 1982 it entered an agreement with the Congregational Church for management and control of the Old House. This year the Council is publishing "The Story of New Suffolk" by Marjorie Moore Butterworth. CUTCHOGUE-NEW SUFFOLK HISTORICAL COUNCIL'S BUILDINGS: Village Green, Cutchogue Open Saturday, Sunday & Monday, July and August 2 to 5 p.m. Group tours by arrangement, 734-6532 or 734-5537 Admission to all houses, $1 THE VILLAGE GREEN COMPLEX INCLUDES: Old House, 1649 Wickham Farmhouse, 1700's Old Schoolhouse Museum, 1800's Above: The Old House, 1649 Left below: Wickham Farmhouse, 1700's Below: Schoolhouse Museum, 1800's NEW SUFFOLK This serene hamlet was laid out and named in 1836 by Ira Tuthill, though a cottage had been occupied in the area during the 1700's. Soon a shellfish industry flourished on the bay. Across long shucking tables the freshest oysters and scallops were prepared for New York markets dur- ing fall and winter. In spring the weakfish brought out crowds of sports fishermen. In 1899 the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Company tested the first submarine commissioned by the United States Navy. The subs were built in Elizabeth, New Jersey and sent to New Suffolk for fitting and trials. Several battle-scarred Spanish American war ships were used for target practice. In 1905 the base was moved to Groton, Connecti- cut. The 19th Century Oyster House, which burned down in 1981. PECONIC One of the smallest of $outhold's hamlets, Peconic is outstanding in its wealth of historic homes, some pre-Revolutionary; its famous citizens among whom was Henry Fitz whose work with telescopes and photography may be seen in a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.: and in its rich farmland- some recently planted to vineyards. Peconic was first known as West Southold. Later its name was changed to Hermitage, in memory of a colorful resident. Finally the name of Peconic was given this historically and naturally endowed area. The Lewis R. Case home, still standing on Peconic Avenue. Peconic author Rosalind Case Newell may be seen seated between her mother and grandfather in the buggy, in this 1895 photo. SOUTHOLD As early as 1633 a band of adventurous English- men was in the woods of Arshamomaque, tapping the pine trees for pitch. A later group in 1638 continued this lucrative work. Reverend John Youngs led a group of families from Southwotd, England, to the New World, and in 1640 to a safe harbor in Southold, to found our town. During the Revolutionary War most Southold families fled to "the mainland"-Connecticut-leav- lng caretakers to guard their homes and livestock. The War of 1812 also left scars. A British man-of- war fired on Hortons Point, hitting at least one home. The Southold Historical Society, founded in 1960, operates a historic complex on Main Road. Its red Hallock-Currie Bell House, 1899, contains a painting gallery, library, antique furnishings throughout, an outstanding costume collection, a doll and toy exhibit, and silver, glass and pewter displays. The Thomas Moore house was the home of a founding father. George Wagoner, the museum's director, who directed restoration of the Moore house, says that its oldest part was built before 1653, and that the home is intimately con- nected with Southold's earliest history. A loom room contains a 1790 loom, and the parlor has a Rufus King sofa once used by Lafayette. A mid- 1800 barn holds farm equipment, carriages and sleighs. The Treasure Exchange accepts consign- ments and sells silver, glass and furniture. At the Horton Point Lighthouse on the Sound, the Society operates a marine oriented museum. SOUTHOLD HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MAIN ROAD MUSEUM COMPLEX Main Road (25) & Maple Lane Svuthold Open during summer months, Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday 2 to 5 p.m. Admission to whole complex, $2 To individual houses $1 THE MUSEUM'S MAIN ROAD COMPLEX: Hallock Currie-Bell House The Buttery Thomas Moore House Downs Carriage House Blacksmith Shop Treasure Exchange IN THE LIGHTHOUSE, Hortons Point, Southold The Lighthouse Museum Open July & August Saturday & Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Adults, $1 Children $.50 Above: Hallock Currie-Bell House, 1899 Below: Southold's first printing press Below: Horton's Point Lighthouse, 1857-58 GREENPORT Greenport is Southold Town's only village, hav- ing been incorporated in 1838. This fishing village was first called Stifling, and received its present name in a town meeting in the old Clark House hotel, in 1831. Deep harbors and skillful craftsmen made Green- port a whaling center in the 19th Century, and its streets still are graced by many fine homes once owned by whaling captains, houses complete with widows' walks on their roofs. The Long Island Rail Road was completed when its last spike was driven in, at Greenport, in July, 1844. To service its facilities the LIRR built a large storage area for freight and passenger cars, a four-bay roundhouse for engine repairs and, in 1870, a brick freight house and station, two build- ings that are standing today. The Stifling Historical Society of Greenport was founded in 1948. Its headquarters are in the 1831 Margaret E. Ireland house on Main Street, at the northeast corner of Monsell Park. The house is furnished in 19th century antiques and has a doll and toy collection on the staircase landing. Frank Coyle, president, reports that the society has moved Greenport's eafly-1800's Berger House to Monsell Park. It is being restored as part of the museum complex. Above: The Village Blacksmith Shop STIRLING HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MUSEUM Main Road at Monsell Park, Greenport Margaret E. Ireland House Open July 2 to Labor Day Saturday, Sunday & holidays and for special events 1 to 4 p.m. $.50 donation (special groups by appointment) Sketches by Vincent Ouatroche, 1st Vice President of Stirling HistoricaJ Society Above: Margaret E. Ireland House, headquarters of the Above: Berger House, early 1800's, being restored and Stifling Historical Society, Greenport. moved to Monsell Park. EAST MARION East Marion was first called Oyster Ponds Upper Neck. Around 1836 its name was changed to Rocky Point and later, to East Marion, possibly in honor of General Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox" of Revolutionary War fame. East Marion lies between Long Island Sound and Orient Harbor. Marion Lake decorates its southern shore, and Dam Pond stretches watery fingers to- ward it from the east. Beaches outline its shores and the sound of surf is almost never out of one's hearing. Indians once camped along East Marion's eastern edge while they clammed, and English colonists took advantage of its windswept lowlands to erect windmills. Above: Engraving of an East Marion windmill. FISHERS ISLAND Above: Isabella Beach, Fishers Island Fishers Island is reached by ferry boat or private plane. It is a small beautiful exclamation point of land set in the waters of Block Island and Fishers Island Sounds. The eastern end of the island is privately owned, but the summer visitor will find restaurants, stores, the island's museum and a tranquil beach open to the public. Around 1643 the island was called Munnawtaw- ket by Pequot Indians, who occupied it only in summer. In 1640 John Winthrop, Jr., acquired it by grants from Connecticut and Massachusetts, and in 1644 the first house was built on the island, and a farming community established. The island, though isolated, was not secure dur- ing Revolutionary times, and British soldiers plundered it in 1779. In 1878 beams from Race Rock lighthouse, just completed, gave guidance to seamen. The U.S. Coast Guard in 1900 built a permanent life saving station on this small island so rich in history. This history is documented in the Henry L. Ferguson museum, founded in 1960. which is open daily in summer from 10 a.m. to Boon. ORIENT Indians, part of the Algonkian nation, were Orient's first inhabitants, and called the land Poquatuck. Engiishmen who settled here around 1661 called it Oysterponds. Orient became its name in 1836. Oysterponds was included in the land claimed by Southold's first settlers in 1640. Their original deeds are lost, but a confirmatory deed of 1665, and Governor Andros' Patent, 1676, are in Southold Town's official records. Orient's excellent harbors and fertile land brought tradesmen, fishermen and farmers, who built their homes and shops as early as 1661. A wharf and warehouse were added in 1740. The Oysterponds Historical Society was founded in 1944 to preserve fast disappearing documents, family records and relics of historical and anthro- pological interest. Orient has played a role in the maritime, cultural, agricultural and religious life of the county. The hamlet, as an historical unit, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum has planned an action-packed summer in celebration of Suffolk County's Tercentenary. OYSTERPONDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MUSEUM COMPLEX Village Lane, Orient Open during summer season, Tuesday~ Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. Adults, $2 Children $.50 Village House "Down Neck" Schoolhouse Hallock Building Amanda Brown Craft Center Red Barn shinbone alley (antiques; closed Sunday) Webb House Carpentry Shop Above: Webb House, c. 1740. Above: An 1880-style Country Kitchen in Village House. Left: Village House, once home of Augustus Griffin. At right, former one- room schoolhouse of N.Y. District # 1. CUSTER INSTITUTE Main Baview Road, Southold Custer Institute began with a small but enthu- siastic group of amateur astronomers who met in Southold, in 1927, to study the heavens. Member- ship and interests broadened, and today the Insti- tute has a brick headquarters with a revolving dome, ample auditoriums for public and member- ship meetings, a library, museum and workshops. Custer's exceptional astronomical equipment- refracting telescopes, an astro camera and micro- scopes-is available for public observations every Saturday after sunset. The Institute holds two monthly meetings, one for the membership and the other open to the public, both with distinguished speakers. On alter- nate Thursdays a cinema evening is held. On alter- nate Wednesdays the "Community Living Room" examines topics of the day. The Institute sponsors about 20 summer workshops covering arts, crafts, natural and environmental subjects and photography. For questions about programs and dates, or membership, call 765-2626. The Suffolk Times ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM SUMMER SCHEDULE: Open Thursday through Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. FOR SPECIAL APPOINT- MENTS Please call (516) 765-5577 MONTHLY LECTURES: For dates and information, (516) 765-3029 OF THE INCORPORATED LONG ISLAND CHAPTER, NEW YORK STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Bayview Road, Southold, N.Y. 11971 This Indian Museum contains the largest collec- tion of Long Island Indian artifacts in the world. At the entry is a collection of clay pots. As you walk through the museum, you will see displayed in historical order Clovis points and Orient focus materials illustrating the transitional period from Archaic to Woodland Indians. In the cases are pipes, tools, jewelry, work and play items and an outstanding food exhibit. Another exhibit, "What The Dead Tell Us", includes two types of burials. The museum and lectures are open to the public. The Birthplace of Southold Township Founders Monument, right in picture above, marks the location of Southold's first meetinghouse and seat of government. The First Presbyterian Church's cemetery is on Main Road, Southold. The great iron triangle, above, hangs on the grounds of the First Presbyterian Church of Southold. It was the second instrument to call Southold's colonial citizens to worship and to town meetings. The first was a drum. Out- living earlier church buildings, the triangle hung in the pre- sent steeple from 1808 to 1855, when it was replaced with the present bell. The Reverend Alexander Sime, right, and Richard Winters, in this 1975 photo, are dedicating the triangle in its present location on the church lawn. Southold was founded in 1640, when Pastor John Youngs brought his small band of Puritans across Long Island Sound to the North Fork of Long Island. The centerpiece of the new settlement was a meetinghouse built on the town's highest point. This building served as a place of worship, a fortress for defense and the seat of government. Every man who wished to live in Southold in 1640 was required to be a member of the church and a voter at town meetings. At that time the church and town government were one. From these Puritan colonists, and from others who came to settle the land, grew the hamlets that in 1683 became Suffolk County, whose Tercen- tenary we celebrate in 1983. The location of the 1640 meetinghouse is marked today by Founders Monument. The Church stood on the northwest corner of the colony's Old Burying Ground. A grassy area around Founders Monument contains the unmark- ed graves of the first generation of Southold pio- neers. The oldest grave with a marker is dated 1658. In 1784 the Southold Church was incorporated as the "First Church, Congregation or Society of Southold," and the church and town government were separated. The present building, third in the church's history, was erected in 1803. In 1832 the church united with the Presbytery, becoming the First Presbyterian Church of Southold. FIRST MAP OF LONG ISLAND, DRAWN BY ADRIAN BLOCK 1616' SOUTHOLD TOWN MARION o~~SOUTHOLD PECONIC CUTCHOGUE 0 ' ~/'~SUFFOLK ~ ) SOUTHOLDTOWN TODAY FISHERS ISLAND ISLAND · Reprinted from "Long Island Before the Revolution" by Martha Bockee Flint~ courtesy of Ire J. Friedman, Associated Facutt¥ Press, inc.