Gentlemen's Driving Park

Here we have a 1947 aerial view showing the Gentlemen's Driving Park (GDP) with Canal Road just to the west of the track and Route 112 northwest of Canal Road. The GDP is the last Victorian Era harness racing track left on Long Island. It was a first…

Photo of harness racing horse with high wheel sulky at the Joseph Rowland Farm in Miller Place. The beloved racehorse, Echo, was sired by Regulus at this farm, which is now the Miller Place Inn.

Wagers at the race track were usually around $50 with scheduled races at around $75, divided 3 ways. The average time for a mile race (twice around the 1/2 mile track) was about 3 minutes, with faster horses racing under the 3 minute mark. The winner…

Wagers at the race track were usually around $50 with scheduled races at around $75, divided 3 ways. The average time for a mile race (twice around the 1/2 mile track) was about 3 minutes, with faster horses racing under the 3 minute mark. The winner…

Captain Nathaniel Dickerson's famous bay, Echo, whom the hamlet was named after, was a local trotter renowned for his speed, agility and race winning ways. After some diligent research, his stud book and pedigree were discovered, and what a pedigree…

A 1957 aerial photograph of Port Jefferson Station. Rather than the traffic light that exists now, there used to be a traffic circle that intersected at Routes 347 and 112, as well as Canal Road. Note the clear oval outline (bottom right of the…