Historical Sketches

Talks, “Sketches,” Newspaper Clippings & Research Papers
on Brookhaven / South Haven Hamlets History

In this section are presented talks, “sketches,” newspaper clippings, research papers, etc. on Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets history. Many of these pieces are linked to sites in the Historic Sites Inventory database. There is a companion section, Biographical Sketches, that focuses on people.

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19th Century	1813 Calamity Long Island Forum (pdf) in which 12 local men lost their lives in a fishing incident off Fire Island Who Were the Men Lost in the Calamity Versions of the Story
20th Century	Fatal Fire, 31 May 1947 1938 Hurricane
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B	Brookhaven Village Association History Brook House - C. Oliver Wellington Brookhaven Bellport Bath, Bottle and Boating Society
C	Old Cemeteries in Brookhaven and South Haven Hamlets Brookhaven Congregational Church Minutes (1848) Old Carman Homestead Razed
D	Augustus Andrew Hawkins Diary 1880-1892(pdf) Augustus Andrew Hawkins Diary 1892-1904 (pdf) Mrs. H. M. Raynor's Diary Irma D. Newey Diary
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F	Old Inlet and Fire Place Beach Clubs History by Bob Starke Fire Place as Historic District: 1985 essay by Arthur Danto Fatal Fire, 31 May 1947
G	"Goin' Over" of the Connecticut or Carman's River, South Haven Tragic Death of Ira Gordon Guest Houses
H	Honor Roll - Brookhaven and South Haven Hamlets History of Brookhaven hamlet - A dialog by Janet Reddall & Alfred Nelson Osborne Shaw's History of Brookhaven/Fire Place Old Inlet and Fire Place Beach Clubs History by Bob Starke
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K	KKK Flairs Up on On Long Island Frederick Kost's Salt Haying
L	1959: Mastic Remaining Survivor of Bay Area's RR Stations Long Island Railroad History of Locust Road by Susan David 1958: PSC Decision [to allow closing of stations] Brings Up Colorful History of B'haven, E'port, EM Stations
M	Memorial Park Chain
N	History of Brookhaven hamlet - A dialog by Janet Reddall & Alfred Nelson
O	Osborne Shaw's History of Brookhaven/Fire Place Old Inlet and Fire Place Beach Clubs History by Bob Starke
P	Post Offices Prohibition: Nine Suffolk Resorts Raided
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R	Daniel Webster's Big Trout
S	Old Inlet and Fire Place Beach Clubs History by Bob Starke St. George's Manor Frederick Kost's Salt Haying Early Suffolk Cub Documents: Suffolk Club Purchases Hunting Reserve Site from Henry Carman, 1875
T	Early Transportation
U	Union Dime Club: a 19th century social club
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W	Waldron Brothers Garage: Mechanics of 50 Years Hanging Up the Wrench (1973) Daniel Webster's Big Trout Wertheim Wildlife Refuge: “Wertheim bought refuge land piecemeal" (Childs & Erickson)(pdf)
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Y	Early History of Yaphank Neck
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