Huntington (New York)
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Location in Suffolk County (New York)
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Foundation : | 1653 |
State : | United States |
State : | new York |
County : | Suffolk County |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 53 ′ N , 73 ° 23 ′ W |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
Residents : | 203,264 (as of 2010) |
Population density : | 833.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 355.1 km 2 (approx. 137 mi 2 ) of which 243.8 km 2 (approx. 94 mi 2 ) are land |
Height : | 20 m |
Postal code : | 11743 |
Area code : | +1 631 |
FIPS : | 36-37000 |
GNIS ID : | 979087 |
Website : | town.huntington.ny.us |
Mayor : | English |
Huntington is a town ( Town ) in Suffolk County on the north coast of the island of Long Iceland , right on the border of Nassau County . The city was first settled in 1653. Huntington is part of the greater New York Metropolitan Area . According to the statistics of 2010 , the city had 203,264 inhabitants.
history
On April 2, 1653 , Richard Holbrook, Robert Williams and Daniel Whitehead of Oyster Bay bought a parcel of land from Raseokan, sachem of the Matinecock tribe . This parcel of land is now also known as "the First Purchase" (dt .: The first department known). The people of Oyster Bay immediately turned the land over to a group of white men who had already settled within the area. The "First Purchase" parcel was bordered by Cold Spring Harbor to the west, Northport Harbor to the east, what is now called Old Country Road to the south, and Long Island Sound to the north . In the course of time, more land was acquired by the native Indians, the city limits were extended roughly to Long Island Sound in the north and Great South Bay in the south and from Oyster Bay in the west to Smithtown and Islip in the east. In 1872 part of the city was abandoned, which then formed the new city of Babylon .
Most of the early settlers in Huntington were English who immigrated through Massachusetts and Connecticut. They therefore had a better relationship with the inhabitants of the New England states than with their Dutch neighbors in New Amsterdam in the west. In fact, at a vote in the city in 1660, it was decided to join the Connecticut jurisdiction for some protection from the Dutch.
As is common in New England, Huntington's town council was the first form of government. The local free men gathered as needed to redistribute city-owned land, resolve conflicts, distribute grazing land on city-owned land, hire teachers, or appoint someone to maintain public order or keep the roads in order and to resolve all other matters affecting the city as a whole. Shortly after the city was founded, the citizens of the city had an interest in regulating schooling in this way. The town council of February 11, 1657 decided to hire Jonas Houldsworth as the first headmaster. In 1660 the building of a school house was approved.
Local public transport
The Long Iceland Railroad operates commuter trains running on the route from New York City to Port Jefferson keep in Huntington. The train station is south of Huntington Village. The city is also served by several Suffolk County Transit bus routes. From 1890 to 1927 the Huntington – Amityville tram ran .
sons and daughters of the town
- Chris Algieri (* 1984), professional boxer
- Samuel Aronson (* 1942), experimental elementary particle physicist
- Kenny Atkinson (* 1967), basketball player and coach
- Anthony G. Brown (born 1961), politician
- Jon Burr (* 1953), jazz bassist, pianist and composer
- Mariah Carey (born 1970), singer
- Wally Cirillo (1927–1977), jazz pianist
- Oran Coltrane (* 1967), jazz and pop musician
- Ravi Coltrane (* 1965), jazz saxophonist
- Alicia Coppola (* 1968), actress
- Kenny Davern (1935-2006), jazz musician
- Richard DeRosa (born 1955), musician
- Adam Ebbin (* 1963), politician
- Chris DiMarco (* 1968), professional golfer
- Leroy Grumman (1895–1982), designer and aircraft manufacturer
- August Heckscher (1913–1997), journalist and author
- John L. Hennessy (* 1952), computer scientist and university professor
- Stacy Herbert (* 1968), television presenter and film producer
- Jenny Kallur (* 1981), Swedish athlete
- Susanna Kallur (* 1981), track and field athlete
- Allie Long (* 1987), soccer player
- Carey Lowell (born 1961), film actress
- LP (* 1968), singer
- Ralph Macchio (born 1961), actor
- Todd Neufeld (* 1981), jazz guitarist
- Zephaniah Platt (1735–1807), lawyer and politician
- Randy Rainbow (born 1981), comedian and singer
- Sven Salumaa (* 1966), tennis player
- Brandon Sutter (* 1989), ice hockey player
- David Vanderbilt (* 1954), physicist
- Eliphalet Wickes (1769–1850), lawyer and politician
- With Huntington: Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet
Web links
- Huntington dining, shopping, etc. from The Connection Magazine
- Huntington Historical Society
- Huntington's Online Directory and guide
- Huntington Real Estate , Community and School Information