These Indians inhabited West Islip before the 1600's.
Who are the Secatogues?
100
By the 1900's, West Islip consisted of these types of large homes like mansions.
What is an estate?
100
A great quantity of West Islip lumber was used in the construction of this.
What are railroad tracks?
100
In 1776, many men from West Islip fought in this battle on Long Island.
What is the Battle of Long Island?
200
This place is the spot of the lost Indian village.
What is the West Islip Beach?
200
This family owned an estate located on South Country Road.
Who is the Udall Family?
200
Shortly after the American Revolution, Samuel A. Higbie, was said to have built this inn.
What is the LaGrange Inn?
200
The Secatouges used this man-made form of transportation to travel across the Great South Bay.
What are canoes ?
200
In 1912 this two-story school was built. By 1932 there was 350 students enrolled.
What is Higbie Lane School?
300
This road was one of the main Indian trails and also the first road in Suffolk County to extend north and south.
What is Udall Road?
300
In 1710, Thomas Willets gave some of his West Islip land to this family member.
Who is his son, Thomas Willets?
300
In 1912 this two-story brick building was built. By 1932 there were 350 students enrolled.
What is Higbie Lane School?
300
These were the two main means of transportation in the 1700-1800's.
What is the stagecoach and horseback?
300
In 1778, this building was destroyed by the Bristish military.
What is the First Church of West Islip?
400
These were the three original counties in 1683.
What are Suffolk, Kings and Queens?
400
In 1639, this family was one of the first English settlers on Long Island.
What is the Gardiner family?
400
This inn was named after General Lafayette's home in France.
What is the La Grange Inn?
400
In 1863 this railroad was extended to Babylon.
What is the South Side Railroad?
400
During the 1950s, Mr. William Dzus, a West Islip business man, offered a rent-free building to the community to use for this purpose.
What is the first West Islip Library?
500
In 1875, a school was built on this lane known today as Higbie Lane.
What is Love Lane?
500
During WWII, this person owned a company in West Islip that made spiral cam fasteners. The entire output of this fastener was used for military defense.
Who is William Dzus?
500
In the 1800's, Sagtikos Manor was used for these kind of popular races.
What are carriage races?
500
About 1856, D.S.S. Sammis chartered this boat in the Great South Bay to take passengers to and from Babylon and the Surf Hotel on Fire Island.
What is the Fire Island Ferry?
500
These immigrants came to West Islip to work on estates as gardeners, farm hands and laborers.