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Smithtown is a town in Suffolk County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. The population was 116,296 at the ...
2 days ago · Smithtown, originally known as Smithfield was founded in 1665. It is located along the beautiful north shore of Long Island, approximately 50 miles from New York and only a half-hour drive from the Atlantic Ocean beaches.
Feb 20, 2011 · During the Revolutionary War, from 1776 to 1783, Smithtown was under British occupation. Residents suffered poverty, destruction and the loss of property and loved ones at the hands of...
Jan 13, 2014 · One of the troubles that the Montauk tribe encountered happened in 1653 when Narragansett Indians paddled across Long Island Sound in their war canoes to attack the tribe. Their attack came on the night when Wyandanch’s only daughter, Momone, was to be married to a Shinnecock sachem.
First by truck, then via railroad, and then by truck once more, the fourteen-foot, five-ton bronze bull made its journey to Smithtown. On May 10, 1941, Mary Rumsey, daughter of the sculptor and wife of New York Governor W. Averill Harriman, presented the statue to the people of Smithtown.
Founded in 1955, the Society is chartered by the Board of Regents to preserve historic sites, structures and materials and to provide programs, which will promote interest in history and research. Merger with the Smithtown Branch Preservation Association in 1982 enlarged both scope and membership.
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Richard Smith was an early white settler of Long Island and the namesake of Smithtown, New York. He came to New England in the mid-17 th century, and later moved to Long Island where he was one of the primary patentees of Smithtown.
