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During the second decade of the 20th century, Port Jefferson Station played a significant role in the burgeoning automobile manufacturing industry. Foremost of these was the Finley Robertson Porter (FRP), considered the finest automobile in America…

Erected in 1908 and still standing today, the Mill is located at the south side of the tracks opposite the railroad station. This feed and grain mill was an integral component of our agricultural community providing necessary and vital products to…

During the second decade of the 20th century, Port Jefferson Station played a significant role in the burgeoning automobile manufacturing industry. Foremost of these was the Finley Robertson Porter (FRP), considered the finest automobile in America…

Today, the last surviving FRP is exhibited at the Seal Cove Auto Museum in Seal Cove, Maine.

Pages from the April 2009 Volume 16, No 4 edition of Blue Smoke, the Official Publication of the Peconic Bay Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America. This scan includes the column, Motoring with Bob Barauskas, a two part article covering…

A booklet detailing the operations at a turkey breeding plant called McDonald Farms, which was located in Port Jefferson Station.

The E.H. Rogers Feed Mill complex included a still existing rail spur and the adjacent “Costigan Building,” which was originally built as a storehouse in 1922.

The Terryville Post Office was located on Terryville Road and operated from February 10, 1888 to November 15, 1918. It was then re-established on December 9, 1924 and discontinued again on June 30, 1958. The area now receives service from the Port…

An article marking the one hundredth birthday of Thomas Hummel's grandmother, Marguerite Luge (pronounced Loojet) C. Hummel, who was born in Calais, France, and had planned to travel from England to the U.S. on the Titanic, but missed taking the…

Leavers Lace book and pay stub belonging to Michael D. Gajda, who worked at the Thomas Wilson Lace Mill.