Southampton Town to Celebrate 375th Anniversary

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The first settlers of the town landed at Conscience Point on June 12, 1640, making this year, the 375th anniversary.

Throughout 2015, residents and visitors to Southampton Town will have the opportunity to help celebrate the 375th anniversary of the settling of the town.

The first of the historical lectures that will take place throughout the months of January and February, will take place on Thursday, Jan. 22 at Roger’s Memorial Library.

The library and the Southampton Historical Museum will be hosting a lecture, ‘The History of North Sea’, with museum director Tom Edmonds, starting at 2 p.m.

Native American peoples first arrived in Southampton 10,000 years ago.

In 1640, English pioneers landed near a Shinnecock fort used for guarding their fishing camps on Peconic Bay. The talk will cover the tumultuous change in Southampton’s culture during the 17th century and the development of an important colonial port known as Feversham – now called North Sea – whose fascinating history has largely been lost.

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