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History of Mattituck
Mattituck was settled in 1662 by English colonists. 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, and swimming. Land activities include tennis, horseback riding, dining,
and browsing the Love Lane shops. Among Mattituck's scenic attractions is Wolf Pit Lake on the
North Road, (Route 48) the Old Grist Mill, now a restaurant, on Mattituck Inlet, and the 1854
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.