The Mills of Huntington – Harborfields Public Library – FREE
The Mills of Huntington – Harborfields Public Library – FREE
Board Members and Town of Huntington Historian, Robert C. Hughes and Huntington Historical Society’s Toby Kissam will give a presentation on the Mills of Huntington.
The talk includes a brief history of this vital industry, including the locations and some pictures of the mills that produced flour, cloth, paper and milled lumber throughout the Town of Huntington since the European settlement in the 17th century. The main focus of the discussion will be the Lefferts Tide Mill, built in 1794, which still stands in a cove off of Huntington Harbor in the Village of Lloyd Harbor. In 1975 the National Parks Service stated that: “The Lefferts mill stands out as a remarkable survivor, perhaps the only one of its kind to still remain with so many of its original features. The mill is a remnant of a past long-vanished from Long Island, our only access to the actual craftmanship and technology of pre-industrial America.”
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Harborfields Public Library
31 Broadway
Greenlawn, NY
