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Beginnings: Even before John Ogden purchased lands in the Quogue area from the Indian sachem Wyandanch in 1659, settlers from Southampton traveled there to harvest hay from its broad meadows. They loaded the hay onto barges or rafts and poled them back to their farms in Southampton. By the 1790 census, there were only 12 families said to be living in Quogue, a shortened version of Quaquanantuck, an Indian word denoting a cove or estuary.
Beginnings: Even before John Ogden purchased lands in the Quogue area from the Indian sachem Wyandanch in 1659, settlers from Southampton traveled there to harvest hay from its broad meadows. They loaded the hay onto barges or rafts and poled them back to their farms in Southampton. By the 1790 census, there were only 12 families said to be living in Quogue, a shortened version of Quaquanantuck, an Indian word denoting a cove or estuary.
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State: School district consolidation would cut costs
john.hildebrand@newsday.com; melissa.mansfield@newsday.comDeclaring that the state's fiscal crisis demands painful decisions, a state tax-relief commission called yesterday for dozens of cost-cutting measures, including consolidation of all school districts with fewer than 1,000 students. Nineteen districts...Tags: Montauk, Long Island, Wainscott, Bridgehampton, Quogue
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Welcome
Miles of beautiful beaches, both on the ocean and on peaceful bays, are just the beginning of the area's bounty. While fishing, surfing and just plain sun bathing are marvelous, the inland attractions also beckon.
The area abounds with temptations for...Tags: Melville, Long Island, Sag Harbor (Southampton, New York), Southampton (Suffolk, New York), Westhampton
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East Quogue
Settled in 1686, East Quogue was known as "Fourth Neck." In the mid-to-late 1700s, a few solitary farms could be found. The natural resources of the area (the salt marshes, the creeks, the bays and the fertile soil) had drawn the area's first settlers....Tags: Beach Vacations, Southampton (Suffolk, New York), Volleyball, Bodies of Water, Quogue
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Lodging Hotel, motel, bed and breakfast and resort accommodations are plentiful and easily accessible throughout the Hamptons. Over 166 lodging properties make over 4,400 guest rooms available on the East End for visitors. Many of these facilities are...
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Quogue
Beginnings: Even before John Ogden purchased lands in the Quogue area from the Indian sachem Wyandanch in 1659, settlers from Southampton traveled there to harvest hay from its broad meadows. They loaded the hay onto barges or rafts and poled them back to...Tags: Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, Inc., Long Island, Jonathan Ogden, Quogue
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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: Music Theater, Kew Gardens, Theodore Roosevelt, Queens (New York City), Farmingdale
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