These indians were the first to inhabit West Islip before the 1600's.
Who are the Secatogue Indians?
100
In 1692, Stephanus Van Cortlandt purchased Apple Tree Wicke from the Secatogue Indians. Today this site is known as this historical building.
What is the Sagtikos Manor?
100
Before it was called Montauk Highway this road was known as this road.
What is South Country Road?
100
The Secatogues lived in these single-family dwellings.
What is a wigwam?
200
A two room school was built on this lane in 1835 known today as Higbie Lane.
What is Love Lane?
200
In 1692, these two brothers purchased part of West Islip from the indians.
Who are Thomas and Richard Willets?
200
Shortly after the American Revolution Samuel A. Higbie was said to have built this building.
What is the LaGrange Inn?
200
These were the only means of transportation available in the 1700 - 1800's that carried passengers and mail.
What is the stagecoach and horseback?
200
In 1776 many men from West Islip fought in this battle.
What is the Battle of Long Island?
300
Montauk Highway used to be known as this road.
What is South Country Road?
300
In 1710, Thomas Willets gave some of his land to this family member.
Who is his son, Thomas Willets?
300
By the 1800's West Islip consisted of many of these large homes like mansions.
What are estates?
300
This railroad was extended to Babylon in 1863.
What is the Southside Railroad?
300
The Secatogue Indians ate clams, oysters, and fish from the Great South Bay and hunted these animals on the land.
What are ducks, deer and turkey?
400
In 1683 Long Island was made up of these three original counties.
What is Suffolk, Queens, and Kings?
400
These immigrants came to West Islip to work on estates as gardeners, farm-hands and laborers.
Who are the Ukraines?
400
In 1912, this two story brick school was built and by 1932 there were 350 students enrolled.
What is the Higbie Lane School?
400
In 1856, D.S.S. Sammis used this boat to make regular trips across the Great South Bay taking passengers to and from Babylon to the Surf Hotel on Fire Island.
What is the Fire Island Ferry?
400
These were the main occupations of West Islip during the 1800-1900's.
What is fishing, farming, and lumbering?
500
This road was one of the main Indian trails and the first road in Suffolk County to extend north and south.
What is Udall Road?
500
A popular family in West Islip owned an estate on South Country Road.
Who is the Udall family?
500
In 1932, Mr. William Dzus gave his garage on Hawley Avenue to the community to use for this purpose.
What is the first West Islip Library?
500
The Secatogue Indians travelled across the Great South Bay using this man-made type of transportation.
What is a dug-out canoe?
500
During WWII, the entire output of the spiral cam fastener from this business was used for the military defense.