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Beginnings: In 1640, a group of investors from Lynn, Mass., purchased 64 square miles of land on the South Fork of Long Island from England's King Charles I. They complained that Lynn was becoming too crowded. Four years later, Edward Howell, a former mill owner from Lynn, struck a deal to build a water mill on the southeastern shore of Mill Pond - not two miles from the fledgling settlement of Southampton - to provide the residents with an efficient means of grinding their grain into meal. In exchange, the town gave Howell 40 acres on which to build his gristmill, plus labor to lay the millstone and build the dam. It was only a matter of time before the water mill, one of the earliest landm...
Beginnings: In 1640, a group of investors from Lynn, Mass., purchased 64 square miles of land on the South Fork of Long Island from England's King Charles I. They complained that Lynn was becoming too crowded. Four years later, Edward Howell, a former mill owner from Lynn, struck a deal to build a water mill on the southeastern shore of Mill Pond - not two miles from the fledgling settlement of Southampton - to provide the residents with an efficient means of grinding their grain into meal. In exchange, the town gave Howell 40 acres on which to build his gristmill, plus labor to lay the millstone and build the dam. It was only a matter of time before the water mill, one of the earliest landmarks on Long Island, became a community of its own.
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When wining leads to dining
peter.gianotti@newsday.comIn spring and summer, Long Island's wine country harvests a new crop: tourists. On weekends, tasting rooms begin to fill up faster than the stemware. Weekdays, there's an increase in visitors, too. All this wining leads to dining. And, especially in...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Beverage Industry, Soundview, Sagaponack, Viniculture
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How LI voted
Based on polling place communities. Data provided by the Nassau and Suffolk boards of elections. Community; DEMOCRATS (Clinton / Obama ); REPUBLICANS (McCain / Romney / Huckabee / Paul NASSAU Albertson 68% 30% 59% 26% 6% 5% Atlantic Beach 74 25 60 27...Tags: Shelter Island, Floral Park, North Haven, Brookhaven, Stony Brook
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Brinkley to sell Water Mill estate
Special to NewsdaySupermodel Christie Brinkley is putting her four-bedroom, two-bath oceanfront home in Water Mill on the market for just under $8 million. Brinkley, who filed for divorce from cheating husband Peter Cook last July, purchased the home and some nearby...Tags: Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley, Homes, North Haven, Real Estate Sellers
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VINTAGE
The Hamptons features three of the 32 Long Island wineries that offer tours and tastings. Each has received awards and high ratings for their Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet varieties. For more information, or a full-color brochure, call the Long...Tags: Montauk, Sagaponack, The Hamptons, Long Island
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Getting big and sexy
Newsday Staff WriterAbout five years ago, real estate broker Enzo Morabito recounts, he took Richard Gere to look at the North Fork, only to have the actor reconsider after realizing exactly how low-key the lifestyle was. He wasn't the only one. "They'd ask," Morabito...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Property, Connecticut, Litchfield County, Peconic Bay
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Survival of the Sleekest
Staff WriterFur trapper Gerald Giammatteo once responded to a home on Long Island where chickens are kept and found several birds decapitated but their feathery bodies otherwise unscathed. It was the sign of the weasel. Naturalist Tom Stock was visiting property...Tags: Natural Science, Nature, Zoology, Brookhaven, Connecticut
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Water Mill
Beginnings: In 1640, a group of investors from Lynn, Mass., purchased 64 square miles of land on the South Fork of Long Island from England's King Charles I. They complained that Lynn was becoming too crowded. Four years later, Edward Howell, a former...Tags: Public Holidays, Long Island Rail Road, Labor Day, History, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, Inc.
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Local Historical Societies
Nassau | Suffolk | Queens Many historical societies maintain museums or historical sites. Those on the following list that do are noted by an asterisk (*). More information on these museums is included in the list of museums and sites in this section....Tags: Village Green, Great River, Brookhaven, Broad Channel, Sag Harbor (Town of East Hampton, New York)
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