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1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 2 old photos and papers from 1873 on and old-book passages.
Old Field dates its founding to 1927 (Wikidata).
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Old Field’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Old Field.
The village incorporated in 1927. The Old Field Point Light located on the northern tip of Old Field, dates back to 1823. It was built by the United States government for $2,500. The rest of the lighthouse was finished in 1824 for an additional $1,500. The lighthouse and adjacent Keeper's Cottage serve as the Old Field Village Hall complex.
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Passages that mention Old Field, cut from the printed page as they were published.
of an Indian fortification which existed here at the time of the settlement, the remains of which are still to be seen on the east bank of the creek. This neck is often mentioned as the Old Field, and was doubtless cultivated by its aboriginal owners. It was originally divided into small lots, but these were bought by Caleb Horton, until as early as 1680 he owned almost the whole neck. It remained in his family as late as 1800, and is now owned
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The following explanations refer by the numbers to the different divisions in the table: 1. The division of Old Field of 1661 was made in six-acre lots. 2. The second division of Old Field was made later, in lots of three and four acres, the numbers in each class commencing at 1, &c. The figure and letter a attached to each number denote which class is meant.
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Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Born hereFrancis Barretto Spinola is born here
In the archivePart of Brookhaven, Sufffolk Co. L.I
In the archiveSuffolk County, V. 2, Double Page Plate No. 4 (Map bounded by East Beach, Stony Brook, Se…2 decades in the archive, from the 1870s to the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1927, according to Wikidata.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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