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Mattituck was settled in
1662 by English colonists. On their large land grants they pastured flocks and herds, and
raised corn, wheat, rye and flax. Bustling colonial Mattituck had a minister and
school teacher, a blacksmith, carpenter, cooper, weaver, fuller, tanner and miller.
Today
Mattituck is an area of fertile fields stretching from Sound to
Bay. Water related sports abound-fishing, boating, swimming.
Land activities include tennis, horseback riding, dining and
browsing the Love Lane shops. Among Mattituck's scenic
attractions are Wolf Pit Lake on the North Road, (Route 48)
the Old Grist Mill, (below) now a restaurant, on Mattituck
Inlet, and the 1854 Octagon house on Main Road
The Mattituck Historical Society operates a historic complex on
the south side of Main Road (Route 25), about half a mile east of Mattituck High School,
which includes the main museum house, an 1864 schoolhouse, a milk house and a barn. The
white Georgian home, now a museum,
(below) was built in 1800, and it's large west wing added in 1841. It is furnished
with antiques of the period, and displays a collection of toys and rare musical
instruments. Other displays include century-old clothing, guns, quilts, maps and
arrowheads.
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