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F.R.P. Advertisement
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…
Map of Belle Croft
Charles A. Squires (B. 1856, D. 1934) was known as the "Father of Port Jefferson Station." He was the Brookhaven Town Receiver of Taxes and publisher of the Port Jefferson Echo newspaper, as well as a real estate developer. He built the subdivision…
Charles A. Squires
Charles A. Squires (B. 1856, D. 1934) was known as the "Father of Port Jefferson Station." He was the Brookhaven Town Receiver of Taxes and publisher of the Port Jefferson Echo newspaper, as well as a real estate developer. He built the subdivision…
Harness Racing Horse with High Wheel Sulky
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.
Buttercup Dairy
1961 aerial view of Buttercup Dairy on Boyle Road, Terryville. Buttercup Dairy was noted as one of the finest dairy farms in Suffolk County in the 1950's. Note Scappy's Farm on west side of Boyle Road and Half Mile Road heading east from Old Town…
The Long Island Railroad
The original LIRR station and freight house located just west of Main Street (25a) in Cumsewogue. The name was changed to Echo a few years later and eventually Port Jefferson Station. Note the fence behind the engine denoting the end of the tracks…
1837 U.S. Coast Survey Map
This 1837, U.S Coast Survey map shows what became known on old surveys as Port Jefferson Heights. Today, it is Port Jefferson Station and Terryville. Notice all the elevations of the area. North Post Road is now known as North Country Road and…
View of Railroad Station, Echo
Dean Alvord, developer of Belle Terre in conjunction with Ralph Peters, President of the LIRR had this neoclassical pergola like Stanford White designed station built in 1905, as a fitting gateway to their planned community. A road was constructed…
Herman Stalb & Son Blacksmith
The blacksmith shop was located on Railroad Avenue in Echo.
Herman Stalb & Son Blacksmith
This newspaper article illustrates some of the hazards a blacksmith might encounter in carrying out his craft.