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On March 12, 2012, Newsday reported that the Town of Babylon will be building a larger, more modern Head Start facility at 20 Andrews Avenue in downtown Wyandanch. The new Head Start building, financed by $850,000 in State of New York funding and $1 million in U.S. Community Block Grant funding, will be larger than the current 4,000-square-foot ...
In 1906; Amid their court case, New York State passed legislation to enable the Montaukett to establish land claims through colonial deeds from 1660 through 1702, but, as a result of the court battle, the Montaukett lost their legal status and right to compensation, and Judge Abel Blackmar declared to more than 20 Montauketts in the courtroom ...
Throughout the 19th century, the original house was expanded considerably. By 1888 it was bought by the Brooklyn Gun Club, and converted into a sportsman's hunting and fishing preserve. The property was named the "Wyandanch Club" in 1893. In 1963, it was acquired by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Gardiners Island from Springs, New York, showing the family home (upper left) and white windmill (r). In addition to the family mansion and the Gardiners Island Windmill, structures on the island include a private airstrip on the south side and a carpenter's shed said to have been built in 1639.
Wyandanch (c. 1571 – 1659 [1]) was a sachem of the Montaukett Indians in the mid-17th century on eastern Long Island. [2] Initially he was a minor chief among the Montaukett, [3] but due to his skillful manipulation of various alliances and his accommodating stance towards the European colonists who gave him substantial military and economic support, he eventually became an influential ...
The Montauk Association Historic District is a 100-acre (40 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It is a complex of large Shingle style cottages for wealthy New York City families' summer use, designed by McKim, Mead and White within a site plan designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1881.
Montauk County Park, formerly known as Theodore Roosevelt County Park, [1] is located approximately three miles (4.8 km) east of Montauk, New York.The park is 1,157 acres (4.68 km 2) in size, running from Montauk Highway north to Block Island Sound and is bordered on the east by Montauk Point State Park.
Stephen Talkhouse (Stephen Taukus "Talkhouse" Pharaoh, ca. 1819–1879) was a Montaukett Native American of the late 19th century who was famed for his 25–50 mile daily round trip walks from Montauk, New York to East Hampton and Sag Harbor. [2] Landmarks along the route have been named for him.