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Beginnings: In 1695 Sarah Smith, wife of Smithtown founder Richard (Bull) Smith, deeded to her son Daniel 100 acres at Bread and Cheese Hollow, also known as Fresh Pond. There were clay deposits in the area which are believed to have been used by the Indians for making pottery. In 1684, the Long Island Brick Co. was established and for more than 200 years bricks from the area were shipped all over Long Island and to New England.
Photo: House once owned by Booker T Washington, Cousins St. in Ft. Salonga (Newsday file photo / Bob Luckey)
Photo: House once owned by Booker T Washington, Cousins St. in Ft. Salonga (Newsday file photo / Bob Luckey)
Beginnings: In 1695 Sarah Smith, wife of Smithtown founder Richard (Bull) Smith, deeded to her son Daniel 100 acres at Bread and Cheese Hollow, also known as Fresh Pond. There were clay deposits in the area which are believed to have been used by the Indians for making pottery. In 1684, the Long Island Brick Co. was established and for more than 200 years bricks from the area were shipped all over Long Island and to New England.
Photo: House once owned by Booker T Washington, Cousins St. in Ft. Salonga (Newsday file photo / Bob Luckey)
Photo: House once owned by Booker T Washington, Cousins St. in Ft. Salonga (Newsday file photo / Bob Luckey)
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Little Boy, 4, Dies From Injuries In 3-Car Crash
pix11.comMembers of a grief-stricken family can hardly believe what has happened to one of their own. They had him for just four years, and now he's gone. Suffolk County Police say a three-car crash sent little Finn Egan, his mother and his aunt to the hospital...Tags: Brentwood (Islip, New York), Disasters and Accidents, West Islip, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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