Hidden History of Islip Town (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467149617)

The patchwork of beach towns, villages and hamlets that make up Islip Town represents some of the most historic communities on the whole of Long Island. Local Secatogue Native Americans harrowingly saved the Dutch survivors of one of New York's first shipwrecks in 1657. New York City's infamous Tammany Hall leased an entire summer resort island in Islip Town for decades. In 1912, a young woman from Sayville sacrificed her own life for another on the RMS Titanic. Islip Town's founding father, William Nicoll, owned the largest parcel on Long Island's South Shore but was blocked from owning even a grain of sand on Fire Island. A penniless Dutch immigrant to Islip Town became the world's Oyster King. Join author and historian Jack Whitehouse as he reveals buried stories from Islip Town's past.

Author: Jack Whitehouse
ISBN-10: 1467149616
ISBN-13: 9781467149617
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2021
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.09w x 0.30d