Description The Story of "One Little River: The Story of the Connetquot River: Millionaire-Sportsmen\'s Paradise; " is a remarkable Story of over 2,000 years of history.
Finally it is the Story of a 3,476 acre park that became the first New York State Park Preserve in 1978, and how the people of the surrounding area have banded together to keep intact the heritage of this magnificent river valley..
Not to be forgotten is the Story of the splendid wildlife and vegetation that inhabit the river valley on Long Island.
Grant, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Herbert Hover.
Sherman, Presidents
Martin Van Burn, Ulysses S.
It also had such notable guests and visitors as
Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, John Cox Stevens, William T.
The Club had such notable members as the
Vanderbilts, Belmonts, Cuttings, Whitneys, Carnegie and Tiffany.
Later in 1866 the inn would be incorporated into the fabled millionaire sportsmen\'s South Side Sportsmen\'s Club house.
It is the Story of an inn on the river that was run by the Jackson family and latter by the famed Snedecor family.
It is also a Story of recreational hunting and fishing on the river that started possibly before 1811.
His family would own and live in the vicinity of the river for almost 200 years.
Over a period of 14 years he acquired over 50,000 acres and all of the Connetquot River Vally.
English colonial hiStory starts in 1683 when William Nicoll purchase land from the Native Americans.
Starting with the Native Americans who have been documented through archaeology, to be harvesting fish on the river.
Description The Story of "One Little River: The Story of the Connetquot River: Millionaire-Sportsmen\'s Paradise; " is a remarkable Story of over 2,000 years of history