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Beginnings: Because it was situated midway between Aquebogue and Mattituck on the North Fork, Laurel was known for many years as Middle District. When Riverhead Town split from Southold in 1792, the new border ran through the little farming community, dividing it in half. Middle District later became Franklinville some time before residents formed their own Presbyterian church in 1831, and finally Franklinville became Laurel in 1890. The substitution may have been inspired by the area's abundance of laurel trees and bushes.
Beginnings: Because it was situated midway between Aquebogue and Mattituck on the North Fork, Laurel was known for many years as Middle District. When Riverhead Town split from Southold in 1792, the new border ran through the little farming community, dividing it in half. Middle District later became Franklinville some time before residents formed their own Presbyterian church in 1831, and finally Franklinville became Laurel in 1890. The substitution may have been inspired by the area's abundance of laurel trees and bushes.
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real estate transactions
Forum Publishing GroupCoconut Creek Aug.14 •3771 NW 35th St, #1612 $100 Foreclosure Sellers: Broward County Circuit Court, Daisy S. Menchik, Luis E. Menchik and Luis Menchik Buyers: HSBC Bank USA National Association Aug.15 •4916 NW 50th St $360,000...Tags: Broward County, Justice System, Deutsche Bank AG, Real Estate Sellers, Real Estate Transactions
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Laurel filly has equine virus
A 2-year-old filly stabled at Laurel Park has tested positive for equine herpesvirus, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced yesterday. The filly, Nin, trained by King Leatherbury, was unable to stand Wednesday but was sitting up and eating well...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Jockey Club Incorporated (The), Pimlico Race Course, Pimlico, Pennsylvania
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'The Jewel of Medina' by Sherry Jones
Special to The Times"THE JEWEL of Medina," a novel by journalist Sherry Jones, was originally to be published in August. But Random House decided to drop this historical romance about A'isha, the child bride of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, after an alarm was sounded by an...Tags: Sherry Jones, Salman Rushdie, New York Times, Gloria Steinem, Book
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'The Invention of Scotland' by Hugh Trevor-Roper
The Invention of Scotland
Myth and History
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Yale University Press: 282 pp., $30
In the mid-1700s, Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, a Scot) failed to take the British crown. Scots, suffering from an identity crisis,...Tags: Yale University, International Relations, Book, Parliament, Adolf Hitler
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'Skyscrapers of the Midwest' by Joshua W. Cotter
Skyscrapers of the Midwest
Joshua W. Cotter
AdHouse Books: 282 pp., $19.95
"Skyscrapers of the Midwest," long awaited by fans on the indie comic circuit, is a collection of floppies (comic-speak for comic books) that Joshua W. Cotter eked out over...Tags: Fiction, Protestant, Christianity, Book, New York
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Laurel
Beginnings: Because it was situated midway between Aquebogue and Mattituck on the North Fork, Laurel was known for many years as Middle District. When Riverhead Town split from Southold in 1792, the new border ran through the little farming community,...Tags: Benjamin Harrison, North Fork, Long Island, Long Island Sound, William Henry Harrison
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Linda Sanford
Staff WriterTwenty-three years ago, Linda Szabat Sanford earned about $300 a week working for International Business Machines Corp. in its sleepy typewriter division in Lexington, Ky. Earlier this year, Sanford was named to head IBM's top sales post, the first woman...Tags: Long Island, North Fork, Values, Ethics, Government
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Starting At Ground Zero
STAFF WRITER, Staff writers Katia Hetter and Graham Rayman contributed to this story.Jack Beyer was only a block away from the World Trade Center when the first jet slammed into the north tower on Sept. 11. The Harvard-trained architect was getting out of a cab with some colleagues on his way to a regular meeting at the South Street...Tags: Regional Authority, Long Island, Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan (New York City), Renovation
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Laurel Salton Clark
Staff WritersJust Friday night, Doug Haviland says he read an e-mail from space from his niece Laurel Salton Clark. "She was thrilled by the whole thing,” said Doug, 76, of Ames, Iowa, where Clark was born. "She loved the views. She said she could see lightning...Tags: Iowa, Armed Forces, Athletics, Track and Field, Space Programs, Defense
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Laurel Canyon
STAFF WRITER(R). Frances McDormand is first-rate as an L.A. record producer whose loose lifestyle rocks the world of her medical graduate son (Christian Bale) and his straitlaced fiancee (Kate Beckinsale). McDormand's frayed-edged performance is the realest thing...Tags: Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Manhattan (New York City), Lisa Cholodenko, Human Accomplishments
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FBI keeps presence in Laurel
Sun StaffLAUREL - First, they viewed the horror of terrorism in New York and Washington on their television screens. Now they're seeing the investigation unfold right in their neighborhood. Karl Rosip was watching television coverage of the terrorist attacks...Tags: Police Investigations, Religious Leaders, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pennsylvania, Air and Space Accidents
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