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Eatons Neck had the distinction of being one of six royal manors on Long Island during the colonial era, but it was to gain wider notoriety for the submerged rocks running a mile out from shore into Long Island Sound. The reef off Eatons Neck Point has been the most treacherous location for mariners on Long Island's North Shore: It's been the site of more than 200 wrecks.
Eatons Neck had the distinction of being one of six royal manors on Long Island during the colonial era, but it was to gain wider notoriety for the submerged rocks running a mile out from shore into Long Island Sound. The reef off Eatons Neck Point has been the most treacherous location for mariners on Long Island's North Shore: It's been the site of more than 200 wrecks.
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Eatons Neck
STAFF WRITERSitting on a peninsula that juts into Long Island Sound, Eatons Neck is far off the beaten path of suburban life. "Solitude is key," says Robert Leone, lieutenant of the Eatons Neck Fire Department. "You won't pass through here to get to the mall."...Tags: House and Home, Sales, Manhattan (New York City), Asharoken, Connecticut
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Asharoken
Staff WriterEatons Neck had the distinction of being one of six royal manors on Long Island during the colonial era, but it was to gain wider notoriety for the submerged rocks running a mile out from shore into Long Island Sound. The reef off Eatons Neck Point has...Tags: Marlene Dietrich, Asharoken, Theodore Roosevelt, Connecticut, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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Profiles of Lighthouses on Long Island
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