The history of Port Jefferson, a village on Long Island\'s North Shore, is rich with the lore of ships and the sea.
By the mid-19th century, the village had become one of the principal shipbuilding centers on Long Island and a major port.
Those same harbor waters, which overran their banks, would become the natural resource that made Port Jefferson\'s first industry--shipbuilding--possible.
Once called Drowned Meadow because of flooding at high tide, the town was renamed Port Jefferson in 1836.
The history of Port Jefferson, a village on Long Island\'s North Shore, is rich with the lore of ships and the sea