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Beginnings: Believed to be named for an Indian who once lived there, the area today encompassing Moriches, Center Moriches and East Moriches went through a dozen spellings after the first Europeans arrived. Take your pick: Meritche, Merquices, Maritches, Marigies, Meritces, Moritches, Muriches, Moricha and Meriches all have been spotted in historical records. Col. William (Tangier) Smith, who already owned hundreds of acres in Brookhaven known as the Manor of St. George, snagged some land in the Moriches area in patents of 1691 and 1697. But he retained little of those purchases due to competing claims from earlier settlers who had deeds with the Indians.
Photo: Public School and Main S...
Photo: Public School and Main S...
Beginnings: Believed to be named for an Indian who once lived there, the area today encompassing Moriches, Center Moriches and East Moriches went through a dozen spellings after the first Europeans arrived. Take your pick: Meritche, Merquices, Maritches, Marigies, Meritces, Moritches, Muriches, Moricha and Meriches all have been spotted in historical records. Col. William (Tangier) Smith, who already owned hundreds of acres in Brookhaven known as the Manor of St. George, snagged some land in the Moriches area in patents of 1691 and 1697. But he retained little of those purchases due to competing claims from earlier settlers who had deeds with the Indians.
Photo: Public School and Main Street, East Moriches ("Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Public School and Main Street, East Moriches ("Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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1 dead in Mastic glider crash; only pilot was aboard
NewsdayAn East Moriches man was killed Saturday morning when the glider he was piloting crashed in a wooded area in Mastic as he attempted to return to the runway at Brookhaven Calabro Airport, federal officials said. The orange-and-white Schweizer SGS...Tags: Long Island, Air Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents, Moriches
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NTSB: Mastic glider report posted within 10 days
NewsdayA preliminary accident report on the Saturday crash of a glider in Mastic will be posted on the National Transportation Safety Board website within 10 days, a spokesman for the agency said Sunday. Describing the investigation process generally,...Tags: Witnesses, National Transportation Safety Board, Moriches, Transportation Industry, Prosecution
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Doctors Amputate Woman's Toe To Replace Thumb Lost In Firecracker Accident
A Long Island woman who lost a thumb and two forefingers last year after someone threw a lit M-80 firecracker at her from a passing car, has plenty to be thankful for after doctors successfully amputated her toe to replace her missing thumb.
According to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Long Island, Medical Procedures and Tests, Fingers, WPIX
Apr 28, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
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Jun 21, 2010
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