Highlights
Beginnings: Most of the settlers who put down roots in Cutchogue after its founding about 1667 were second-generation immigrants. Newly cleared lands outside the original settlement of Southold were tax-exempt for at least three years, and homesteaders figured it might take the tax man longer than that to catch up on the backlog. So a new generation of farmers settled in to what became Cutchogue. Like other North Fork communities, Cutchogue became known for its potatoes, brussels sprouts and cauliflower. The name is thought to be derived from the Indian place name Corchaug, loosely translated as "the principal place.''
Photo: The Business Section in Cutchogue
Photo: The Business Section in Cutchogue
Beginnings: Most of the settlers who put down roots in Cutchogue after its founding about 1667 were second-generation immigrants. Newly cleared lands outside the original settlement of Southold were tax-exempt for at least three years, and homesteaders figured it might take the tax man longer than that to catch up on the backlog. So a new generation of farmers settled in to what became Cutchogue. Like other North Fork communities, Cutchogue became known for its potatoes, brussels sprouts and cauliflower. The name is thought to be derived from the Indian place name Corchaug, loosely translated as "the principal place.''
Photo: The Business Section in Cutchogue
Photo: The Business Section in Cutchogue
