Tour Long Island with George Washington; take a jaunt to Rockaway in 1793, or travel the LIRR in 1890. Journeys on Old Long Island: Travelers' Accounts, Contemporary Descriptions, and Residents' Reminiscences 1744-1893 edited by Natalie A. Naylor takes you back as travelers and others describe their environment and the social customs of the period.Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Suffolk County with a Historical Outline of Long Island by Richard M. Bayles covers the discovery of Long Island by the Dutch, the colonial and revolutionary periods, and the founding of towns as well as the Native American tribes. A chapter on the history of Riverhead is included.
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