Michael Wielandt was a German immigrant who worked as a Housebuilder and Contractor. Wielandt was an active member of the Terryville Fire Department and the Echo Bowling Club, which is now the Moloney Funeral Home. He had 5 children and 1 servant. The home was located on the east side of Patchogue Road (Route 112), opposite the Kreitzberg House.
Photograph courtesy of Maloney Funeral Home, formerly Casimir Funeral Home.
This bucolic scene, photographed by Arthur Greene, shows the pond at Cedarwold Farm in Echo, circa 1900. Today the farm is the site of Lawrence Aviation.
Photograph courtesy of the Kenneth Brady Collection
This bucolic scene, photographed by Arthur Greene, shows the valley at Cedarwold Farm in Echo, circa 1900. Today the farm is the site of Lawrence Aviation.
The Terryville-Port Jefferson Station Union Free School which, today, is the location of the Maryhaven Center of Hope on Terryville Road. The school first opened in December, 1921 with four classrooms for grades 1-8.
This photograph by Arthur S. Greene is of the Unit Brick & Tile Company, which was located east of Union Street and south of the LIRR tracks in Port Jefferson Station. The plant opened in 1910 and manufactured U-shaped, concrete blocks made of sand, gravel and Portland cement. U-shaped blocks were used to allow the construction of bond beams or lintel assemblies. This was vital to the building of secure structures. The Factory closed in 1916 and the land on which it once stood is now a state Department of Transportation maintenance yard.
This pioneering company was located east of Union Street just south of the LIRR tracks in Port Jefferson Station. The factory opened in 1910 and was one of the largest concerns of its kind on Long Island. It could manufacture 12,600 U-shaped concrete blocks (size - 10"x8"x2") in a day. The emerging use of these fireproof concrete bricks was considered more economical and safe than wood construction. Several buildings and homes on Long Island were constructed of these unit bricks and some still stand today. One can be found at the east end of Hallock Avenue on the north side, as well as the Garden City post office
Photograph compliments of the Comsewogue Public Library Archive
1949 aerial photo looking south toward Port Jefferson Station and beyond. Admire the extensive farmland and woods. Terryville Road and the Comsewogue School are in the upper left of the photo. Note the black cylindrical water tower that once stood behind the railroad station.
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 class, half mile oval. Built in the early 1880s, it was part of the Grand Circuit of Harness Racing Tracks and a member of the National Association of Trotting Parks. The track is now a Brookhaven Town Historical Landmark.
This newspaper article illustrates some of the hazards a blacksmith might encounter in carrying out his craft.
The blacksmith shop was located on Railroad Avenue in Echo.
Courtesy of the G&B Collision Collection