Printed on back

" This monument commemorates the founding of Smithtown, Long Island, N. Y. by Richard Smith "The Bull Rider" who was granted in 1665, all the land he could cover on the back of a bull in 24 hours.

Smithtown, L.I., Posted 1907

The Booth and Arthur General Store on Jericho Turnpike (across from where the statue of the bull now stands) at the junction of Route 25A and Jericho Turnpike. It was also called the River Store and was operated by E. L. Arthur. Ethelbert Arthur, merchant born 1872, and his wife, Ellen, born 1867 were listed in the 1900 census in Smithtown with their children, Ethel, May and Laurence, and Ellen's, mother, Mary Smith, born circa 1819, plus a servant, Daisy Folk. Nextdoor was listed, William Rapier, railroad agent born Kentucy, 1841, his wife, Mary born 1841, their daughter Nettie (?) Pitts widow, and their daughter Bertha, born 1871, and her husband Frederick Booth, merchant, born 1871.

In 1920 Ethelbert Arthur was listed on Main Street as the Smithtown post master. In 1930 Ethelbert Arthur was listed on Landing Ave, Head of the River, as a post master. Ellen and Mae were listed with him.

In in 1910 and 1920 Fredrick Booth was listed on as a lumber dealer. Also listed was his wife, Bertha (and in 1920 a daughter, Dorothy, age 6), and his inlaws the Rapiers.

Both Ethelbert Arthur and Frederick Booth were born in Smithtown.

Here is the picture of the Riverside Garage. This is at the south east intersection of 25 and 25A across from where the Bull Statue stands today. The building to the left of the Riverside Garage still stands today and it is where the bar/gentlemans club is located. This picture is said to have been taken in 1911. If you look towards the right of the photo it has a sign on the tree that points to the Riverside Inn. The Riverside Inn is slightly visable to the left of the Riverside Garage's roof. The building on the far left of the photo (across the street from the Riverside Garage) is the Riverside Store.

According to the guy I got the photo from, he said that the cars have 1912 plates and the car to the far right is a Type I 1910 Locomobile baby tonneau.

Tom Muratore, May 2008

FRANK FRIEDE, ROUTE 25, SMITHTOWN, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK

Address as taken from a Freide's menu of the early 1950's contributed by Joan Rust whose father worked there.

During Prohibition Frank Friede's was a famous speakeasy.

Agnes Land always spoke very fondly of "Friede's". Apparently she and Bud often went dancing and to dinner there in the mid to late 40s.

The Riverside Inn and the R.R. Tracks are to the left of the picture.

Railroad service arrived in Smithtown in 1873. Before that the means of transport to New York City was sailing ship, horse or foot. By 1900 there were nine trains daily to the city.

This lovely old postcard of the Smithtown Train depot was shared by Tom Muratore, January 2007 who wrote:

L.I.R.R. Depot, Smithtown. It is postmarked, Smithtown Branch, Oct, 1909. It states, "Cousin John and family Just a line to let you know that we are all well and hope you are the same. Have you heard from Uncle Colman lately Frank"

Posted 1911

No date.

Posted 1913

Posted 1913

Smithtown, L. I.

No postmark

Town Hall on Main Street in Smithtown was designed as a free service by prominent St. James resident and architect, Lawrence Smith Butler. The original building, first occupied in March 1913, was as pictured above. Shortly afterwards a wing was added to the north that included jail cells. An east wing was added in 1930.

No postmark

Photo image postcard of the above card.

This photo postcard is noted "Feather" on the bushes in front of the church. I believe that Feather was the photographer.

Date illegible.

This view is looking west on Main Street between Elm and Maple Avenues.

According to his daughter, Barbara, who wrote to me in January 2012, the Rev. Phillip H. Dodd was pastor of the Methodist Church in Smithtown from about 1938 to 1943. Philip Harrison Dodd was born in Danbury, Connecticut on May 6, 1889. He graduated Wesleyan University class of 1913. He died January 21, 1965 in Connecticut.

Rev. Philip H. Dodd and family moved to Cos Cob, Conn in May 1943.

No date.

This must be a World War I monument . World War I was called the World War until World War II.

A circulating library containing 603 books was opened in November 1907 in the house of Judge Lawrence Smith. It was initially opened for three hours three afternoons a week and staffed by volunteers. In 1909 the library moved to other temporary quarters. In 1911 Cornelia Stewart Butler, the widow of Prescott Hall Butler, gave a half acre of property on Middle Country Road in Smithtown Branch opposite the Presbyterian Church on the corner of North Country Road and Middle Country Road. The building, designed gratis by Mrs. Butler's, son the architect, Lawrence Smith Butler, was formally opened in August 1912. In December 1935 there were 15,959 books in the library. In 1952 the building was moved accross the street to the Village Green the site of the present library.

The Richard H Handley Collection of Long Island Americana was donated to the library in 1922.

No date.

Build circa 1725.

I cannot find Beryl Lake on a current map or the 1950's tax map of Smithtown.

In June 2008 Michael O'Haire emailed to say

"I live on Miller's Pond in Smithtown. I have 2 of the postcards you have on your pages. One is of Miller's Pond, the other is of Beryl Lake. I was told when purchasing the postcards, that Beryl Lake was Miller's Pond"

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MILLER'S POND

An artificial pond created by damming the Smithtown Branch of the Nissequogue River, located just south of the business are of Smithtown. The pond is now owned by the Miller family. Originally called Brush's Pond and for a short time named Lake Beryl.

Not posted

Tom writes:

"This is the post card of Maple Avenue, Smithtown. It is postmarked, July 12, 1910 with a Smithtown postmark. According to the book "Smithtown Looking Back Through the Lens" this photo was taken in 1909 near Bowers Court and is looking towards the North."

Tom Muratore, May 2008

Gus Hubers Rest Camp, Middle Country Road.

Postcard image courtesy of Tom Muratore, January 2007. Tom writes:

"Gus Hubers Rest Camp, Middle Country Road, Smithtown Branch, L.I." It is postmarked from Saint James, August, 1928. It state, "Dear Gus, Just a note to let you know that we are all OK. Hope you are the same. Try to write once in a while. Love Seaver"

Posted 1915

Posted 1914

The Frist Presbyterian Chruch of Smithtown was founded in 1675. The building on the present site dates to 1825.

See Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown

No date.

This was the church that the Lands attended when they lived in Smithtown.

"The present edifice on Mayflower Ave was dedicated by the present third Bishop of Brooklyn, Most Rev. Thomas E Molloy, S. T. D. on June 30, 1929"

I lost the source of this quote. MLB

"This is a postcard of the Smithtown Central Hotel. It was located on the southwest corner of Lawrence Ave and Main Street where the empty lot is next to the Smithtown Movie Theatre is today. This postcard is postmarked May 7, 1908, Smithtown Branch.

Tom Muratore, May 2008

My dad, Bud Land, had a number of area postcards that he like to xerox and send to people. I only have the xeroxed copies of some of the postcards. I do not know where the originals are. See more below.

"A token from the Central Hotel in Smithtown. The token is a 5 cent token which could have been exchanged for a drink or a cigar."

Tom Muratore, February, 2010

Conklin and Jaynes Gerneral Store, Main Street and Hauppaugue Road (Route 111). It later became the Old Town Theater. It was demolished in 1965. From Smithtown 1665-1965 Tercentenary Souvenir Album and Program.

Jacob B Conklin was a druggist and grocer born circa 1833. He and his wife, Elmira were listed in the 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses. His partner was the husband of Etta Jaynes. She was listed as widowed, born circa 18554, a music teacher in the 1900 census on Main Street, Smithtown. She was listed in the 1880 census with her husband who was a grocer, but the ink is very faded and I cannot read his name.

No date.

No date.

Gift of Charlie Edgar

Printed on back: "Owned and operated by the Town, mooring facilities are available for 300 boats."

Posted 1959.

No postmark

Posted 1962

In 1872 the Brooklyn Gun Club purchased Caleb Smith's house and land near the head of the Nissequogue in Smithtown. Fishing, fox hunting and quail and pheasant shooting were popular sports.

The club was renamed the Wyandanch Club in 1893 after a Montaukett sachem. It is now on the list of registered historic places and is known as Caleb Smith S tate Park. Jericho Tnpk. SW of jct. with Meadow Rd., Smithtown (5180 acres, 12 buildings)

George Edgar was a gamekeeper at the Wyandanch Club. See The Edgar Family

"The Boss Long Island Fisherman at Wyandanch Club, Smithtown

Posted 1907

The following post cards may not actually reflect pictures taken in Smithtown but they do reflect the rural nature of the area. Lawrence Czaplysk wrote that in 1941 Smithtown:

"was still mainly a farming area, so you could always make some cash working picking potatoes or other types of farm work."

Posted 1937.

Not posted

Posted 1919

Note: Smithtown, New York, 1660-1929 lists this photo as taken by R. S. Feather in 1917 .

Bud Land had a copy of the photo and he made the following notes about it.

1920 Ford 1st Truck:

• Driver Joe Luisi
• Chief Frank Brush
• Ed Mosley (Note: He was the husband of Adelaide Land)

1920 Ford 2nd Truck:

• Driver Earl Scott
• Carlyle Hodgkinson
• Charles Sturm, Sr.
• Freelan Jones

1919 Ford Hook and Ladder:

• Percy A Land (Note: Smithtown, New York, 1660-1929 lists Frank Valentine as the driver)
• Howard Arthur
• Charles Smith, standing by ladder

At the fire door, Joseph Hastings, boys, Large, Harold Purick, small, Theodore Brush

• The date of the trucks (although the photo is listed as being taken in 1917, the date for the first truck is given as a "1919 Ford")
• Percy Land instead of Frank Valentine

Some Members of the Smithtown Fire Department and the Date They Joined

• Edward Moseley, 3-8-20
• Percy A Land, 3-14-21
• Arnold Land, 9-1-25
• Joseph A land, 7-14-26
• Elbert Land, 2-8-32
• Edgar L Land, 6-12-33
• Donald Land, 5-14-34
• Gerald Land, 6-23-49
• Frank Goehle, 6-3-52

The History of the Smithtown Fire Department, 1956, Smithtown Library, Long Island Room, November 2005

The tower contains a bell for sounding alarms.

In January 2007 Tom Muratore graciously shared several Smithtown images including this one to the Smithtown Hook and Ladder company. Tom writes:

The Smithtown Branch Hook and Ladder card is post marked, Saint James, July 5, 1909. The postcard states, "Am having a fine time. Alfred and Freda."

My dad, Bud Land, had a number of area postcards that he like to have xeroxed and send to people. I only have the xeroxed copies of the following five postcards. I do not know where the originals are.

In March 2010 Susan Carter White Pieroth wrote to say that is the "Old Huntington Mill"

Tom Muratore has generously shared lots of great old Smithtown post cards. Many of them can be seen on this page and related Smithtown pages.

Here are some additional images from Tom.

"A postcard photo of the original railroad tressel that was built by the Smithtown-Port Jefferson Railroad Company in the 1870's that crosses the Nissequgue River near what today is Jericho Turnpike by the bull statue."

Tom Muratore

Landing Avenue Bridge

Printed on the bottolm of the front of the card:

Smithtown Hotel
O Schubert Prop.

An overhead view of the south east corner of the intersection of Jericho Turnpike (Rt. 25) and Smithtown Bypass (Rt. 347). The building on the right is the Shangri- La Drive In Restaurant. The building on the left is the Beacon Motel. Both of these buildings were knocked down years ago and it is now vacant land. Someone dated the post card 3-13-1965.

The back of the postcard states:

SHANGRI-LA DRIVE IN RESTAURANT Charcoal Broiled Burgers - Bar-B-Q Chicken - Sizzling Steaks - Seafood, Fountain Service, All baking done in our own bake ovens. Open year 'round. Phone ANdrew 5-6322.

BEACON MOTEL Free TV and Air Conditioning - 25 Assorted Rooms - Commercial Rates. Open year 'round. Phone ANdrew 5-0602

Jericho Turnpike & Smithtown By-Pass Rd. St. James, Long Island, New York.

Tom writes:

Beacon Motel: The back of the postcard states:

• Beacon Motel
• Cr. Smithtown Bypass & Jericho Turnpike
• 25 deluxe units with baths. Fully air conditioned
• Free Television in each room. Near Lake Ronkonkoma
• and L.I. Sound beaches. Reasonable Rates.
• Open all year
• For Reserverations phone ANdrew 5-0602

My father's name- William D Jempty Sr. Owner of the Beacon Motel 1963-1965? to 1976 Also owner of the Smithtown Motor Lodge on the Smithtown Bypass(I think its an Econo Lodge now) from the date it was built (1970?) to 1973 or 74.

In 1976 Dad sold the hotel to Carl Mueller, my Uncle. The Mueller family (They lived in Smithtown) ran the hotel at least 1987 when my father and I stayed there for a couple of days.

I can tell you a lot of little stuff about the hotel. It had 25 rooms originally 1-12 and 14-26. Rooms 5 and 19 were converted to a office and living quarters for the hotel's live-in caretakers respectively. So in 1976 it had 23 rooms for rent.

Biggest Room in total sq feet- 17 Smallest- 18

Room 10 had a kitchen

Only 3 rooms had two beds in it. All the rest were singles.

The laundry was done in the basement. To get dirty sheets down there, they were dropped through a hole in the 1st floor storage room (back of the hotel located between rooms 16 and 17). Sometimes us kids would drop the stuff on Dad when he was gathering the sheets down below.

In 1965 or 66, the state of New York with plans to put interchange at where 347 & 25 met, condemned the property the Motel was on. Dad expecting some money from the State of NY, signed a contract for the land the Motor Lodge was on. New York State was slow in getting Dad the money and he was teetering close to bankruptcy. An article in the Long Island Press resulted in a phone call from Gov. Rockefeller's office and the check came to my father a few days later.

The state never did anything at the intersection as well as I know. They may even own the land now.

Tom writes:

The Pike Tourist Cabins: The back of the postcard states

• The Pike Tourist Cabins
• 3 Miles East of Smithtown R.R. Station
• On Route 25 - Jericho Turnpike
• Smithtown, Long Island
• Modern Accomodations - Open All Year.

Tom writes:

Yellow Top Farm: This farm stand closed around 2000. There is a World Tile and 7 Eleven on the site. The farm was replaced with homes, a now closed Boulder Creek (across Mt. Pleasant) and condominiums across the Smithtown Bypass.

On the back of the card it states:

Yellow Top Farm Stand
Smithtown By-pass at Mt. Pleasant Road
Smithtown, Long Island, N.Y.
AN5-1663

Don't miss visiting Long Island's most attractive Farm Stand and enjoy farm fresh fruits and vegetables on your dining table.

Open Daily and Sunday
Spring-Summer-Fall
The Barbato Bros.

Printed on front

"Eat at POP'S Snackbar and Buy HONEY at World famous Smithtown Bee Farm, Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, N. Y. On Long Island the East's Garden Spot"

POP'S incomparable Manhattan Chowder, as only POP makes it. 12 cans $6.60; 6 cans $3.75, prepaid against your check to 3rd zone, excess postage billed. Satisfaction or money back. Sample; 1 can 20 fl. oz. (serves three), only once to each person. Prepaid all U.S. 65c.

Smithtown Bee Farm & Pop's
A.P. Knothe, Apiarist, Prop.
Box 3
Smithtown, N.Y.

On the back of the card:

R&S Sales & Service, Inc.
Factory Authorized Renault Dealer
Parts-Service
1 Mile E. of Shopping Center
Jericho Tpke. Smithtown
ANdrew 5-1717

In October 2005 Dana Rozycki contacted me by email and offered to share the following four fabulous old photos of Smithtown.

Dana said:

My grandfather's family moved to Smithtown in the late 1910s from Brooklyn, and lived there until 1972.

My grandfather was named Lester Spahr, and his wife was Nora. They lived on Meadow Road until the 1940s when my grandfather purchased A.E. Hallock's carriage making shop and house and moved the house to 43 Landing Ave., where they lived until 1972. Also, his cousin William ("Bud") Spahr and his wife Muriel lived at 20 Manor Road for decades.

Spahr Bakery

The Spahr Bakery

The town bakery run by my great grandfather's brother, Henry Spahr. This was located on Main Street in Smithtown. I'm not sure of the exact dates that the bakery was in existence, but it is listed in the 1913 phonebook, so I think this picture is from around then.

Purick' Drugstore

George B. Purick's drugstore on Main Street. George was Harold's father and he operated the drugstore from about 1913 to 1924.

Harold Purick, was one of my grandfather's best friends in high school and for years afterward.

Smithtown Baseball Team

Smithtown Baseball: Smithtown Branch varsity team for the 1924 spring season. My grandfather, Lester Spahr, is seated second from the left. I'm not sure who anyone else is. I believe that the original picture has everyone's name listed on the reverse.

Dana Rozycki

Back Row, from the left: R. Olsen (?), Fred Cordis, G. Hubbs, H. Martinson, A.M. Jones (coach) Middle Row: Harold Purick, Lester Spahr, Harvey Deyo, William Spahr, Harold Olive Front Row: (name unknown), Floyd Sanford

Harold Purick was listed in the 1920 census in Smithtown on Landing Avenue with his father, George B a 42 year old widowed drug store owner and his children Harold F age 12 and Ruth F age 10. The family was also listed in the 1910 and 1930 censuses in Smithtown. On this page there are also pictures of Harold as a boy outside the fire house and a picture of Purick's Drug store.

Lester Spahr was Dana's grandfather. Lester and William Spahr were cousins. In 1920 they lived next door to each other on Main Street. Lester, age 14, with his father Fred R, age 43, diver bakery wagon, mother Fannie, age 38 siblings, Violet age 17, Lloyd age 4 years and 7 months. This Spahr family was also listed in the 1910 and 1930 census in Smithtown. See William below.

William Spahr, age 12, with his parents, Henry age 41, bakery, breads and cakes, and Aida age 14 and siblings, Ruth age 13, Clinton age 8. This Spahr family was also listed in the 1910 and 1930 census in Smithtown.

Smithtown Basketball Team

Smithtown Basketball: The 1923-24 basketball team. Again, I'm not sure who anyone is other than my grandfather, who is seated second from the right.

Dana Rozycki

The guy in the front row, glasses, holding ball was Bob Brady, who was from Kings Park. Kings Park didn't have a HS 'til 1928. First graduating class 1932. Before that, Kings Park kids had a choice of attending either Northport or Smithtown Branch high school. Bob Brady (1906-1986) was town Justice of the Peace and later on a councilman. Judging by Bob's DOB, would guess the BB photo ca 1922-24.

King Pedlar, November 2007

Front row, left to right: Fred Cordis, Harold Olive, Bob Brady, Harold Purick, Lester Spahr, William Spahr

Back row, left to right: Coach A.M Jones, F. Cordes, H. Deyo, G. Hubbs, J. Brady, J. Larson, H. Martinson

Dana Rozycki, October 2008

After the death of Law Land, Elizabeth Sykes Land moved to Linden Place in Smithtown where she was listed in the 1928 telephone directory. No number was listed so I do not know in which one of the five houses on Linden Place Elizabeth lived.

Vincent House on Hallock Ave. rented by Bud and Agnes Land 1944-1945. Hallock Acres next to William G Jones.

Another wonderful photo shared by Dana Rozycki who says:

This is A. E. Hallock's carriage-making shop and house. I'm not sure where in town this is, but the 1928 Smithtown directory lists him as being in Smithtown Branch. This is the house that my grandfather bought and moved to Landing Ave. in the 40s.

My guess is that this picture is from the beginning of the 20th century, given the dirt road, the lack of electrical poles or wires, and the horse carriage in front of the shop on the right side.

Photo by Morgan Blydenburgh

Built in 1688 by Joseph Blydenburgh, this house sat across from the Presbyterian Church on North County Road. During the Revolutionary War, Ruth Blydenburgh, the widow of Benjamin B. Blydenburgh, ran a boardinghouse/tavern there which was known as the Widow Blydenburg's. On April 23, 1790 George Washington rested and watered his horses at the Widow Blydenburg's. The house was torn down in 1907.

The Blydenburgh house at Smithtown, where March 9, 1797, Suffolk Lodge was organized. Legend has it that Washington once made his headquarters here. This is an error, though he did stop here in 1791 on a tour of the Island, and probably stayed overnight.

The house of Bro. Thomas Hallock, home of the Suffolk Lodge from 1806 to 1818. It was formerly a Smithtown inn, but is now occupied by Dr. Guy Turrell

Home of Percy Land and Meta Petermann 101 North Country Road from 1930ish to the mid 1970s.

To see more images of this house go to 101 North Country Road

Photo by R. S. Feather

"Epenetus Smith Inn, stopping place of the FultonFerry-Sag Harbor stage coaches as early as 1772. Now removed to the west side of Hauppauge Road on the chas. D. Miller Estate."

Smithtown Souvenir Program 1936

Epenetus Smith Tavern, 1740, Inn and Stagecoach Stop, 211 Middle Country Road, Smithtown, Long Island, New York 11787

Two hundred and fifteen acres at the head of the Nissiquegue River between Landing Ave and Smithtown Rd formed the estate of Elliott Robins Smith. Elliott R. Smith, born in Smithtown in 1844, was a descendant of the Smiths of Smithtown. In the late 1890 and early 1900s he lived in Japan and was involved in the tea importing business. In 1910 he and his wife, Marcia, AKA Minnie, were listed in the Federal Census on Nissiquogue Road near Turnpike Road in the Village of Smithtown.

In November 1913 the 216 acre Elliott R. Smith Estate at "Smithtown Landing" was sold to Alonzo Potter (NYT). By 1917 Alonzo Potter had torn down the old wooden house and built a large brick Georgian house designed by Peabody Wilson & Brown (NYT & AF).

In 1919 the property was known as "River Head Farm".

In 1925 Alonzo Potter sold the property to Gerald Dahl. According to the Suffolk News Gerhard Dahl paid $180,000 for the property.

"The Potter estate, which consists of upward of 100 acres, a twenty-five-room house, formal gardens and extensive stables, has been one of the show places of this section for the last ten years. It is on King's Park Road near the Nissequogue River, and has been occupied by Mr. Potter and his family as a Summer residence and during the hunting season."

New York Times, May 21, 1925

The house was razed in 1979. The area now encompasses part of the Suffolk County's Blydenburgh Park and a residential housing.

"Entrance Front of House of Alonzo Potter, Esq., Smithtown, New York"

"Entrance Hall and Stairway and Antique Italian Mantelpiece in the library

House of Alonzo Potter, Esq., Smithtown"

Garden and Service Wing

House of Alonzo Potter, Esq., Smithtown"

Cottage on the Estate of Gerhard M Dahl, Smithtown, Architectural Forum, October 1927, Peabody, Wilson & Brown, Architects

Alonzo Potter was born June 6, 1872 in Newport Rhode Island the son of Horatio Codman Potter and Elizabeth Rogers Jacobs Potter. Alonzo Potter graduated Yale class of 1894

ALONZO POTTER

Residence, Smithtown, Long Island, New York. Business, Blair & Company, Inc., 24 Broad Street, New York City.

ALONZO POTTER, who was born June 6, 1872, in Newport, Rhode Island, comes of a distinguished family of bishops, being the grandson of Alonzo Potter, third Bishop of Pennsyl- vania, and grandnephew of Horatio Potter, Bishop of New York. He is the son of Henry Codman and Eliza Rogers (Jacobs) Pot- ter, who were married in 1857, and also had four daughters. His father was born May 25, 1834, in Schenectady, New York; grad- uated at the Theological Sem- inary of Virginia in 1857, and then entered the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church, being Bishop of New York from 1887 until his death on July 21, 1908, in Cooperstown, New York. He received the following honor- ary degrees: M.A. 1863, S.T.D. 1865, and LL.D. Union College 1877; S.T.D. Trinity College (Hartford, Connecti- cut) 1884; LL.D. Cambridge University (England) 1888; S.T.D. Harvard 1890; S.T.D. Oxford University (England) 1892; D.C.L. Bishop's Col- lege (Canada) 1893; LL.D. Yale and University of Penn- sylvania 1901; and LL.D. St. Andrews 1905. Our classmate's mother was born June 7,1832, in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, and died June 28, 1901, in New York City. William Boyd Jacobs, Yale 1846, was her brother. Bishop Potter later married Mrs. Elizabeth S. Clark.

Potter entered Yale from St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire. He received a first dispute appointment in Junior and Senior years; was on the Junior Promenade and the Triennial committees; and belonged to He Boule, Psi Upsilon, and Scroll and Key. After graduation he spent a year with the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. He was then connected with the banking firm of J. P. Morgan & Company until 1902, when he transferred to the banking and brokerage firm of William Solomon & Company. In 1905 he was admitted to the firm, and when the business was taken over by Blair & Company, Inc., he became a director of the new corporation. He is a trustee of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the New York Orthopaedic Dispensary Hospital, and the Bowling Green Neighborhood Association, and a director of the Big Brother Movement. He is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and a Republican. His clubs are: the Knickerbocker, the Racquet and Tennis, the Yale, the City Midday, the National Golf Links, and the St. George's Golf, being treasurer of the last mentioned. He has attended four reunions: the Sexennial, the Quindecennial, the Vicennial, and the Twenty-five Year. During the war he was chairman of the finance committee of the North Suffolk County (New York) Chapter of the American Red Cross, chairman of the North Suffolk County Liberty Loan Committee, and a member of District Committee No. 6, Second Federal Reserve District. He was married January 28, 1903, in New York City, to Elsie M., daughter of H. I. Nichols. They have four children, all born in New York City: Henry Codman, born November 13, 1904 (Yale 1926); Joseph Earl Sheffield, born May 12,1907; Margaret, born January 5, 1912; and Cary, born June 4, 1915. .

At the marriage of their daughter, Peggy, in 1934, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Potter were listed as living in Manhattan and the "Harbor House" St. James.

In 1919 Dr and Mrs Fellowes Davis were listed at "Harbor House", St James. Dr. Fellowes Davis died at this summer home in St James in September 1934.

1992 Government Printing Office listed "Case-Whittemore-Windels Moriches Road 1930 - 802-10-4.5 "Harbor House" (Ford, Butler, Oliver)

"Harbor House" is currently listed in the Register of Historic Places as the George C. Case Estate on Spring Hollow Road (The next road north of Cord Wood).

Harbor House (added 1993 - Suffolk County - #93000701) Also known as George C. Case Estate Spring Hollow Rd., Nissequogue (219 acres, 2 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Ford, Butler, and Oliver Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private

"Harbor House" build circa 1909 was designed by Lawrence Smith Butler.

By the mid 1930s the family were vacationing in the Hamptons.

Alonzo Potter died August 30 1957 at his estate in Quogue, Long Island.

Gerhard Melvin Dahl was born in Wisconsin in 1874.

"Gerhard Melvin Dahl, '96, was born at Ft. Howard, Wisconsin, June 8th, 1874; son of a very prominent Lutheran minister. Received his preparatory education in the Stoughton High School, St. Olaf s College Northfiekl, Minnesota. Entered the University of Wisconsin in fall of '94 with class of '96. Columbian Law School."

The Shield, Volume 11 By Theta Delta Chi, 1895

The 1920 census listed the Dahls on Park Avenue Manhattan, two servants, no children.

"DAHL, Gerhard Melvin, 57 Broadway; res. 1000 Park Ave.. New York, N. Y. Banker; b. Fort Howard, Wis.. June 8, 1870; P. Theodore H. and Lena (Gjersten) Dahl; L. L. B. L'nlv. of Wisconsin, 1896; Theta Delta Chi; m. Stevens Point, Wis., June 5, 1900, Georgeanu Cate; practised law in Wis., 1809-1900; District Attorney of Portage County. Wis., 1902-06: practised law in Cleveland, Ohio, 1906-10; Commissioner City of Cleveland, 1010-12; v.-pres. Electric Bund and Share Co., New York, until Jan., 1017; v.-pres. and dir. Chase National Bank, Chase Securities Corp'n, Foreign Credit Corporation; dir. Ala. Power Co., Ala. Taction. Light and Power Co., American Foreign banking Corporation, Cuba Cane Sugar Corp., Duquesne Light Co., Electrical Utilities Corporation, International Motor Co., International Motor Track Corporation, Lehigh Power Securities corporation, National Cloak and Suit Co., American Ship and Commerce Corporation, American Ship and Commerce Navigation Co., Philadelphia Company. During war period was Deputy Fuel Commissioner for New York State; chmn. Atlantic Division second war fund, American Red Cross Campaign, speaker for Liberty Loan campaign; decorated, 1921, by Japanese Emperor with the Third Class of the Order of the Rising Sun; honorary degree of M. A. from Univ. of Wisconsin, J tine. 1921. Recreations: (Jolf. riding. Clubs: Greenwich Country, The Apawnmis. Racquet and Tennis. Metropolitan, Union League, University (Cleveland), Recess, City History, Indian Harbor Yacht, Riding Club, Seavlew Golf, Greenwich Riding Association Everglades."

Who's who in finance and banking By John William Leonard, 1922

In 1924 Gerhard M Dahl was named in several newspaper articles in connection with the murder of a 25 year old New York "butterfly" from Texas named Louise Lawson. The murder and related robbery were never solved.

Gerhard M Dahl, Kings Park Road was listed in the 1928 Smithtown Phone book.

"Gerhard Melvin Dahl, argumentative, square-jawed chairman of Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (subway), who astonished his squalling stockholders four months ago by cutting his salary from $135000 to $90000.."

Time snippet view, 1933

"Sued, Gerhard Melvin Dahl, 57, chairman of New York's B. M. T. (subway); by Marion Roach. Atlanta divorcee: for $100,000, charging that he had publicly beaten, kicked, stripped her in his Smithtown. L. I. home and at a nearby inn; in Manhattan.

Milestones, Jul. 17, 1933

Time

Gerhard and Georgeanan Cate Dahl lived in North Conway, New Hampshire by April 1949 when Georgeana Dahl died there April 20th, 1949.

This is one of my personal favorites. My grandmother, Meta Land, lived a short distance west of this stand. When I was a kid we would take at least two trips from New Jersey to "the Island" every summer. A highlight of these trips was a walk to the frozen custard stand.

Thanks to Susan Pieroth for sharing this image.

Allen Land is the fifth from the right in the first row. In the last row from the right are Ruth Crane (later O'Berry) and May Moseley (the daughter of Addie Land and Edward Moseley).

Helen Land is seated in the first row, forth from the right.

There are two Moseleys in this picture: Nathan seated first on the right, first row, and Dorothy Moseley, fifth from the right in the last row. Percy Land's sister, Addie, was married to Ed Moseley. I do not know if either or both of the Moseley children in this photo were cousins.

Arnold Land is dead center in the back row. Helen Land is in the frond row, third from the left.

Boy Scouts of America Troop 3

The third Boy Scout Troup in Suffolk County was founded in Smithtown 1913-14 by Charles Miller, who was the Scoutmaster for several years. Among the scout leaders were Joseph Land and Allen Land. Allen Land was the Scoutmaster in 1936.

Information from the Smithtown Souvenir Program 1936.

In March 2010 Raymond Larsen, an Eagle Scout from Troop3 of Smithtown, NY. wrote to say:

" The Scout Troop 3.. Was founded in 1910, we do have proof.. We were originally Troop 1 and had changed to Troop 3 after the creation of the Suffolk County Scouting Council. If you wish to have any more information about the Troop, you can check out our website at Scout Troop 3.. Its a little old site but has an entire history section.. The Troop is still going, and is one (if not THE) oldest continuos ran troop in the North East... And we are about to Celebrate our 100th anniversary!"

"In 1931 Joseph Land took over leadership of the Troop. Some time later he passed on leadership of the Troop to Mr. Frank Corbani, who had a son in the Troop who was later to become the Scoutmaster."

"In 1936 Mr. Stevenson relinquished his title to Allen Land, another former Scout. The Troop Committee consisted of five members, of whom Rev. Raymond H. Case was Chairman. Mr. Land Continued as Scoutmaster until sometime in the early 1940's when he passed on the responsibility to Rev. Case. This change took place at about the same time as the sponsorship of the Troop changed."

To see more on Joseph Land go to Joseph Land.

To see more on Allen Land go to Allen Land.

Art writes

"I know that the Shirley Temple movie "Our Little Girl" was released on June 7th, 1935. The raffle tickets say that the raffle is on June 30th, So I can only assume that the raffle was held in 1935. I have no idea who won the contest."

August, 2007

"Ad for the Smithtown Movie Theatre for the Marx Brother's "A Day at the Races". This movie was made in 1937."

Tom Muratorre

Tom Muratore graciously shared this ad for Tobacco Road. He is not sure of the year.

Tobacco Road by Jack Kirkland was based on the novel by Erskine Caldwell.

Tobacco Road opened on Broadway in December 4 1933 and closed May 31 1941. There were revivals on Broadway from: Sept 5, 1942 to October 3, 1942, Sept 4, 1943 to October 30, 1943 and March 6, 1950 to March 18, 1950. Wendell K Phillips, Dorothy Patten, Kathleen Bolton and Jim Moreno were not listed in any of the opening night casts.

Wendell K Phillips was in at least 23 plays on Broadway between 1933 and 1972. Dorothy Patten was in at least 20 plays on Broadway between 1929 and 1957. Kathleen Bolton was in at least three plays on Broadway from 1948 to 1951. Jim Moreno was listed in one Boadway production in 1951. None of them were listed in "Tobacco Road".

The Town of Smithtown includes the villages of Head of the Harbor, Nissequogue, Village of the Branch and the hamlets of Commack (part in the Town of Huntington and part in the Town of Smithtown), Fort Salonga , Kings Park, Lake Ronkonkoma (part in the Town of Brookhaven, Part in the Town of Islip and Part in the town of Smithtown), Nesconset, Smithtown and St James.

Fort Salonga Post Office shared by Chris Kozel, February 2010.

See

• Lydia Law Land in Philadelphia
• Law Land and Elizabeth Sykes for general information on Law and Elizabeth
• Pictures and Maps of where Law and Elizabeth lived and worked in Hauppauge and Smithtown

Percy Land and Meta Petermann

See:

• Percy Land and Meta Petermann for more general information on Percy and Meta
• Pictures and Maps of where Percy and Meta lived and worked in Hauppauge and Smithtown

Bud Land and Agnes Goehle

• Bud Land and Agnes Goehle for more general information on Bud and Agnes
• Pictures and Maps of where Bud Land and Agnes Goehle lived in Smithtown and St James

King Pedlar, a photographer and local Long Island Historian. worked as a psychiatric aide at the Kings Park mental hospital and lived on the grounds for 31 years. He wrote in November 2007 to share some information on Smithtown and Central Islip.

Some Kings Park sites:

Kings Park Heritage Museum Pictures and More — Kings Park

Islip.TV Kings Park Video and more

Courtesy of Tom Muratore.

See 1935 Train Schedule

Dominique Maciejka shared the following Youtube videos about Smithtown:

Village of the Branch with Brad Harris

Smithtown History with Bard Harris

Home Page of Susan Carter White Pieroth