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Historical Sketches

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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Brookhaven Village Association History

Brook House - C. Oliver Wellington

Brookhaven Bellport Bath, Bottle and Boating Society

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Old Cemeteries in Brookhaven and South Haven Hamlets

Brookhaven Congregational Church Minutes (1848)

Old Carman Homestead Razed

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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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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

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"Goin' Over" of the Connecticut or Carman's River, South Haven

Tragic Death of Ira Gordon

Guest Houses

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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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KKK Flairs Up on On Long Island

Frederick Kost's Salt Haying

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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

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Memorial Park Chain

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History of Brookhaven hamlet - A dialog by Janet Reddall & Alfred Nelson

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Osborne Shaw's History of Brookhaven/Fire Place

Old Inlet and Fire Place Beach Clubs History by Bob Starke

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Post Offices

Prohibition: Nine Suffolk Resorts Raided

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Daniel Webster's Big Trout

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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

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Early Transportation

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Union Dime Club: a 19th century social club

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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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Early History of Yaphank Neck

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