Beginnings
1800s
The Library
Name that place
America in 1897
100
Quogue was named _____________ by Native Americans.
Quaganantuck
100
What industry brought money early on into the town of Quogue?
Whaling
100
What year did the Quogue library first open its doors?
1897 @5pm with a tea party
100
Quogue life saving station
100
what major city opened their subway system in August of 1897? This is the first underground metro in North America
Boston
200
What was used to purchased Quogue from the Native Americans?
Wampum
200
When did Quogue become a Summer Destination? (within a decade)
1835
200
What flowers were used to decorate the library on opening day?
Black eyed susans
200
Quogue field club
200
Who was the elected President of the United States in 1897?
McKinley 3/4/1897- 9/14/1901
300
what religion is the first one to be practiced in Quogue?
(1741) Presbyterian Minister Rev Azariah Horton
300
How Long did it take to get from Brooklyn to Southampton in the early 1800s?
3 days
300
How much did it cost to become an annual member of the Quogue Library?
$1 and $25 for lifetime membership
300
Quogue library
300
Which car company is founded?
Oldsmobile
400
What year did the first post office open in Quogue?
1828
400
When was direct rail service to Quogue established?
1870
400
What year did Quogue become an incorporated village?
1928
400
Quogue village/community hall
400
Who was the Vice President under McKinley?
Theodore Roosevelt
500
Can you name 2 of the families that settled Quogue?
Post, Foster, Jessup, Herrick, Howell and Cook.
500
When was Quogue's first schoolhouse built?
1822
500
How many card holders does Quogue library have today? closest number wins
2700
500
Quogue school
500
This famous pilot and author was born this year.
Amelia Earhart 7/24/1897