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100
This is the spot of the lost Indian Village.
What is West Islip Beach?
100
These Indians inhabited West Islip before the 1600's.
Who were the Secatouge Indians?
100
These were the main forms of transportation used by the Secatogue Indians.
What are by foot and canoes?
100
In 1692, the VanCortlandts purchased this land from the Secatogue Indians known as Apple Tree Wicke. Today it is known as this historical landmark.
What is the Sagtikos Manor?
100
In the 1800's the Sagtikos Manor was used for this popular sport.
What are carriage races?
200
In 1650, these counties separated the Dutch to the west and the English to the east on Long Island.
What is Nassau and Suffolk Counties?
200
In 1692, these two brothers purchased part of West Islip from the indians.
Who are Thomas and Richard Willets?
200
These were the only means of transportation in the 1700-1800's.
What were the stagecoach and horseback?
200
In 1835 a two room school was built on this lane today known as Higbie Lane.
What is Love Lane?
200
The population boom of West Islip did not occur until after this war.
What is WWII?
300
This road used to be known as South Country Road.
What is Montauk Highway?
300
In 1639, this family was one of the first English settlers on Long Island.
Who was the Gardiner family?
300
In 1856, D.S.S. Sammis charted this type of boat to take passengers from Babylon to the Surf Hotel on Fire Island.
What is the Fire Island Ferry?
300
Samuel A. Higbie was said to have built this building shortly after the American Revolution.
What is the LaGrange Inn?
300
In 1776, many men from West Islip fought in this battle on Long Island.
What is the Battle of Long Island?
400
In 1683, Long Island consisted of these three original counties.
What are Suffolk, Queens, and Kings?
400
This man was said to have built the LaGrange Inn shortly after the American Revolution.
Who was Samuel A. Higbie?
400
This railroad was extended to Babylon in 1863.
What was the Southside Railroad?
400
In 1957, William Dzus donated his garage on Hawley Avenue to the community to be used for this purpose.
What was the first West Islip Library?
400
These were the main occupations of West Islip in the 1800's.
What were fishing, farming, and lumbering?
500
This was the main indian trail and the first road in Suffolk County to extend north and south.
What is Udall Road?
500
This popular family in West Islip owned an estate located on South Country Road.
Who is the Udall family?
500
A great quantity of West Islip's lumber was used in the construction for this transportation.
What was the railroad tracks?
500
This building was named in honor of General Lafayette's home in France.
What is the LaGrange Inn?
500
By the 1800's, West Islip consisted of many of these large homes like mansions.
What were estates?