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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.
Two years later, colonial Governor Richard Nicolls recognized the sale by awarding Smith “The Nicolls Patent of 1665,” which formally ratified Smith's claim to the land. [3] Thus, 1665 is considered the founding date of the town. Smithtown was originally known as "Smithfield".
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.
Jan 13, 2014 · Then a second patent granted in 1677 by the Royal Governor of the Colony of New York, Edmond Andros, reaffirmed Richard Smythe’s ownership of the Nesaquake lands on both sides of the river, and acknowledged that the lands owned by Richard Smythe were to be called Smithtown and were to be treated as a “township.”.
About Smithtown. Founded in 1665, Smithtown, is a bedroom community situated along Suffolk County's North Shore. The township is comprised of six hamlets; Kings Park, Smithtown, St. James, Nesconset, Commack and Hauppauge (also parts of Fort Salonga, Lake Ronkonkoma) with three incorporated villages (Village of the Branch, Head of the Harbor ...
Oct 8, 2024 · In 1978, then-Supervisor Patrick Vecchio made his first appointment with the selection of Harris as town historian. Harris has authored three books about the town's history, served on the town...
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Smithtown, NY is one of the oldest towns on Long Island. The founding of Smithtown dates back to 1665. Richard Smythe, the town founder, was said to have made a deal with the local Native-American chief that any land Smythe could encircle while riding a bull in one day would be his.
