These indians inhabited West Islip before the 1600's.
Who are the Secatogue Indians?
100
This simple family dwelling served as shelter for the Secatogue Indians.
What is a wigwam?
100
In 1863, this railroad was extended to Babylon.
What is the Southside Railroad?
100
In 1776 men from West Islip fought in this battle.
What is the Battle of Long Island?
200
In 1650, these counties divided the Dutch to the west and the English to the east.
What are Nassau and Suffolk Counties?
200
In 1692, these two brothers purchased part of West Islip from the indians.
Who are Thomas and Richard Willetts?
200
In 1692, Stephanus Van Cortlandt purchased land from the Secatogue Indians called Apple Tree Wicke. The VanCortlandts built a home there and today it is known as this historical building.
What is the Sagtikos Manor?
200
The Secatogue Indians used this man-made type of transportation to travel across the Great South Bay.
What is a dug-out canoe?
200
These natural resources from the Great South Bay were a major income for West Islip during the 1800-1900's.
What are fish, clams and oysters?
300
In 1683, Long Island was made up of these three original counties.
What is Suffolk, Queens, and Kings?
300
In 1710, Thomas Willetts gave some of his land to this family member.
Who is his son Thomas Willetts?
300
Samuel A. Higbie was said to have built this Inn shortly after the American Revolution.
What was the LaGrange Inn?
300
In the 1700's to the 1800's, this was the only type of transportation that carried passengers and mail.
What is the stagecoach and horseback?
300
In the year 1710, this town was established.
What is the Town of Islip?
400
During the 1800's Montauk Highway was known as this road.
What is South Country Road?
400
This popular family in West Islip owned an estate on South Country Road.
Who is the Udall Family?
400
In 1932 this k-8 school was the first 2 story brick school in the district and had 350 students enrolled.
What is the Higbie Lane School?
400
A great quantity of West Islip's lumber was used in constructing this type of transportation.
What are the railroad tracks?
400
Mr. William Dzus, a West Islip business man, offered a rent free building on Hawley Avenue to the community to use for this purpose.
What is the first West Islip Library?
500
This road was a main indian trail and the first road in Suffolk County to extend north and south.
What is Udall Road?
500
This family was one of the first English settlers on Long Island.
Who is the Gardiner family?
500
In 1778, this building was demolished by the British military.
What is the First Church?
500
In 1856, this boat was used by D.S.S. Sammis to take passengers across the Great South Bay to and from Babylon to the Surf Hotel on Fire Island.
What is the Fire Island Ferry?
500
During the winter, farmers would take lumber to New York City and trade for these necessary items.