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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 ...
This hamlet is named after Chief Wyandanch, a leader of the Montaukett Native American tribe during the 17th century. Formerly known as Half Way Hollow Hills, West Deer Park (1875), and Wyandance (1893), the area of scrub oak and pine barrens south of the southern slope of Half Hollow terminal moraine was named Wyandanch in 1903 by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to honor Chief Wyandanch and ...
Fire Island National Seashore Map. Fire Island is not a separate town, but its villages are listed here due to its geographical isolation. Villages in the Town of Islip: Ocean Beach, Saltaire; Hamlets in the Town of Brookhaven: Cherry Grove (a.k.a. Fire Island), Fire Island Pines.
The island has been owned by the Gardiner family and their descendants since 1639 when Lion Gardiner purchased it from the Montaukett chief Wyandanch. [1] At 5.19 square miles (13.4 km 2), it is one of the largest privately owned islands in the United States, though slightly smaller than Naushon Island in Massachusetts, owned by the Forbes ...
The Montaukett are an Algonquian-speaking [2] Native American people from the eastern and central sections of Long Island, New York. [2] The Montauk spoke an Eastern Algonquian language . [ 2 ] Prior to the 17th century, the Montauk people spoke the Mohegan-Pequot language , also known as the Algonquian "N" dialect, until about 1600 when they ...
In 1653, Narragansetts under Ninigret attacked and burned the Montaukett village to demand they pay tribute, killing 30 and capturing 14 prisoners, including Chief Wyandanch's daughter. [6] The daughter was recovered with the aid of Lion Gardiner (who in turn was given a large portion of Smithtown, New York in appreciation).