This blog is presented by Robert C. Hughes, who has been researching Huntington’s rich history for thirty years.
It is intended to be a repository for articles concerning various aspects of Huntington’s history. The posts are in no particular order. Some are long; some are short.
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Your blog is very informative. Thank you.
Je suis une Huntington par alliance, de souche canadienne-francaise j’ai mariee un Huntington . Belle famille avec beaucoup d’histoires prestigieuses et de personnages connus et inconnus qui ont marque l’histoire des etats-unis. Pour plus d’informations concernant cette famille implantee ici depuis le 17 e siecle n’hesitez pas a me contacter.
Thank you for your interest but this blog concerns the history of the Town of Huntington on Long Island, New York. It is not about the Huntington family, which has no connection to the Town.
Hi – Interesting Info, I am researching the Hare Estate specifically the cottages that were part of the estate, do you have any pictures from the time of the estate or the MacLevy Slenderizing salon?
Thanks for sharing the stories about the people and the little towns that make up Huntington, NY!
I love your site. I hope to see Huntington included in the Images of America series of books someday.
I was born in Huntington in 1953. Fond memories from way back were: Hecksher Park (there were more trees & bushes then), Grants Dept Store on NY Ave, Hartman’s on the corner of Main and NY Ave, the trolly tracks (covered up now), the old Huntington Library (Soldiers and Sailors building) and the Old First Church. I could go on and on. Huntington has it all. I recall 1958 or 59 when Santa descended from the sky and landed his helicopter on the ball field along Sabbath Day Path. It was a helicopter that looked like it came out of the TV series “MASH”. Santa gave out candy to the children. What memories. I invite anybody to write back to me.
Bob Bredow
Robert, great work.
Thank you so very much for the July 21, 2013 post about Squadron C Farm…my Dad, Bill Sloan, would take our family there in the summer and I have fabulous memories of the place. I also have the photo that you posted of the people inside the clubhouse…the gentleman on the right that is cut off is my Dad. I have wondered for years where exactly it was located, as I remember the angst my Dad went through when it was sold.
read article on clamtown, csh. excellent work.
[…] Huntington Town Historian Robert Hughes opened the ceremony saying, “There are more than 125 of these markers throughout the Town of Huntington and all signifying these important places in Huntington’s history and they are a reminder for all those that drive by that history is all around them.” Hughes continued “There are very few in the village, so its nice to add them when we can. The Masonic lodge has been here for a very long time and is one of the oldest commercial building’s in the village. “ […]
I paticularly enjoyedyour article, Slavery in Huntington and its Abolition. I
I paticularly enjoyed your article, Slavery in Huntington and its Abolition. I hope more people realize the extent of Slavery thrived in Long Island and other parts of New York. My ancestor, 9th Great Grandmother, Alice Crabbe from Oyster Bay had a slave by the name of Tom Gall or Owah on the late 1600s. She gave him to her daughter Mary who then set him free. Other’s were not so fortunate.