Pickety Rough is a strip of beach east of Point o’ Woods, so called because of the prickly growth of bushes there.
[Page 59].
“The Gore in the Hills” was a name given to a tract of land near Yaphank, over which a dispute arose in the last century. This dispute was settled by arbitration in 1753.
[Page 60].
“Squasux”—the Indian name for the landing on Carman’s River, at the end of the Brookhaven Neck road.
The last owner of the house here alluded to was the late Joseph Carman.
[Page 62].
“The Inlet” referred to began to close up in the early part of this century. Small coasting vessels sailed out of this inlet as late as 1816. The inlet kept filling in, however, and the small channel was at last blocked by a brig which went ashore at the mouth of it. Soon after the channel filled up completely. This brig was loaded with grindstones, and on this account was popularly called the “Grindstone Brig.” This spot of beach has been known ever since as “Old Inlet.” It is opposite the extreme eastern end of Bellport.
Pages [63] and [64].
This incident actually occurred as here related.