Help on Eastport, NY (Brookhaven, Southampton: sale, houses, school)

[help me!]

I am conducting a report on Eastport and I need all the information you guys know about the history of the town.

[jotojohn2006]

Hi
I live in Eastport and am interested in history of our community. I just started to gathern info. Please contact me.

[sean sean sean sean]

Usually I'm on top of this stuff but Eastport is one of the few places on LI I know absolutely nothing about, sorry. If I've got a minute later tonight I'll try looking some stuff up for you, good luck!

[Walter Greenspan]

For those looking to learn about the history of Eastport, you might want to contact the Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library:

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
407 William Floyd Pkwy
Shirley, NY 11967

Tel: 631/399-1511
Fax: 631/???-????

eMail contact form:
Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library

Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library


For those who may not be familiar with Eastport:

Eastport is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) partly in the Town of Brookhaven and partly in the Town of Southampton, in the east-central part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Eastport in the Towns of Brookhaven and Southampton is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Manorville and the Hamlet of Calverton, Town of Brookhaven and the Hamlet of Northampton, Town of Southampton; on the east by the Hamlet of Remsenburg-Speonk, Town of Southampton; on the south by the Great South Bay and the Hamlet of East Moriches, Town of Brookhaven; and, on the west by the Hamlet of East Moriches and the Hamlet of Manorville, Town of Brookhaven.





The Hamlet of Eastport has a different border than does the "Eastport, NY 11941" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have an "Eastport, NY 11941" nailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Eastport and a place can have other than an "Eastport. NY 11941" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Eastport): places that have an "Eastport, NY 11941" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Eastport are in the Hamlet of Manorville; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Eastport with an "East Moriches, NY 11940" and a "Speonk, NY 11972" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[jtees4]

I don't know much about the history, but make sure you include this:
Shrine of Our Lady of the Island
A lot of people who know nothing about Eastport know about this.

[Johninwestbury]

Lots of piney woods. Wish I was there.

[RoleModel]

Eastport is the definition of "middle of nowhere."

[sean sean sean sean]

Originally Posted by sean sean sean sean

Usually I'm on top of this stuff but Eastport is one of the few places on LI I know absolutely nothing about, sorry. If I've got a minute later tonight I'll try looking some stuff up for you, good luck!

I actually did try to find information on Eastport for this poster but had a very hard time finding anything on the internet. The most interesting factoid I came across was that Eastport was originally known as Seatuck, but the name was changed when the area's residents applied for a post office and were denied because the name was deemed "too similar" to Setauket.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by RoleModel

Eastport is the definition of "middle of nowhere."

Eastport is beatiful along with Remsenberg and Speonk.

Its really the beginning of the Hamptons now.

crooks

[LocalX]

It is really nice, pretty along main street.
If you blink you might go right past it. The houses by the water are really nice too.
You might want to contact the Manorville Historical Society for more information.

50 North St.
Manorville, NY 11949-1622
631-878-1579

Maintains a 1929 2-room schoolhouse, 1 room with desks and the other with period artifacts. Thrift sale first Sat. each month. Antique, Crafts and Flea Market Fair on the grounds of The Maples Restaurant in Manorville, Sept 19. The society meets the last Mon. of every month, year-round.