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Stony Brook is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. Begun in the colonial era as an agricultural enclave, the hamlet experienced growth first as a resort town and then to its current state as one of Long Island's major tourist towns ...
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Stony Brook is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island.
Stony Brook is believed to have been established in 1660 after Setauket in 1655. Its Indian name was Wopowog, meaning "land at the narrows", referring to the the narrow inlet from the Sound into Stony Brook Harbor. The first approved road, which is now Main Street, was mentioned in town records on May 25, 1685.
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Stony Brook, New York. Stony Brook is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 13,467 at the 2020 census.
Mar 4, 2024 · Stony Brook, unincorporated village in Brookhaven town (township), Suffolk county, southeastern New York, U.S. Located on the northern shore of Long Island, on Stony Brook Harbor, it was settled by Boston colonists in 1655. In the 19th century the shipbuilding industry flourished there.
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