Montauk, New York
The Montauk Lighthouse
Map showing the location of Montauk, New York on Long Island
Coordinates: 41°2′18″N 71°57′2″W / 41.03833, -71.95056
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Suffolk
Area
- Total	19.8 sq mi (51.2 km²)
- Land	17.5 sq mi (45.3 km²)
- Water	2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
Elevation	33 ft (10 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,851
- Density	220.1/sq mi (85.0/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	11954
Area code(s)	631
FIPS code	36-48054
GNIS feature ID	0957540

Montauk is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the hamlet population was 3,851. It is the easternmost area in Long Island, and thus the easternmost area in New York State. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (900x603, 157 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Montauk Point State Park Montauk Point Lighthouse Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Eddystone Lighthouse, one of the first wavewashed lighthouses For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states... This article is about the state. ... List of New York counties Map of the counties of New York State (click for larger version) Albany County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Mr. ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... The area code 631 is used in the state of New York in eastern Long Island exclusively for Suffolk County. ... Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government for use by all (non-military) government agencies and by government contractors. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... This article is about the state. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

Strategically located on the tip of the South Fork, Suffolk County, New York peninsula it has been used as an Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force base. Located 20 miles off the Connecticut coast, it is home to the largest commercial and recreational fishing fleet in New York State.^[1] The South Fork of Suffolk County, New York is a peninsula in the southeast part of the county and of Long Island. ... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is both the recreation and sport of catching fish (for food or as a trophy), and the commercial fishing industry of catching or harvesting seafood (either fish or other aquatic life-forms, such as shellfish). ...

The Montauk Point Lighthouse was the first lighthouse in New York state and is the fourth oldest active lighthouse in the United States. The Montauk Point Lighthouse is in Montauk Point State Park, which is located in the village of Montauk at the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. ...

Montauk is a major tourist destination and it boasts six state parks. It is particularly famous for its fishing (claiming to have more world saltwater fishing records than any other port in the world)^[2] and surfing.

The Deep Hollow Ranch is the oldest cattle ranch in the United States.^[3]

Montauk is in the Town of East Hampton. The town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York and is the easternmost town on the South Shore of Long Island. ...

History

17th Century

Montauk derives its name from the Montaukett tribe, an Algonquin speaking tribe who lived in the area. The Montaukett is an Algonquian speaking tribe native to eastern of Long Island, New York. ... This article is about the Native American tribe. ...

In 1614 Dutch explorer Adriaen Block encountered the tribe at Montauk Point which he named Hoeck van de Visschers, or "Point of the Fishers."[1] Blocks map of his 1614 voyage, with the first appearance of the term New Netherland Adriaen Block (1567–1627) was a Dutch private fur trader and navigator who explored the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614...

In 1637 the Montauketts sided with the victorious English in the Pequot War in Connecticut. In the aftermath the Montauketts were to sell Gardiners Island. In 1658 what would become East Hampton (first Maidstone) was sold by them to the Connecticut colony while retaining the lands to the east from the hills rising above Napeague, New York to Montauk Point. The western boundary of today's Hither Hills State Park is also known as the 1648 purchase line. Lion Gardiner in the Pequot War from a Charles Stanley Reinhart drawing circa 1890 The Pequot War was an armed conflict in 1636-1638 between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with Native American allies (the Narragansett, and Mohegan tribe), against the Pequot tribe. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym Connecticuter or Connecticutian[2] Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[3] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[4] Area  Ranked 48th in the US  - Total 5,543[5] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km... Gardiners Island Gardiners Island is a small island, approximately 5 sq mi (13 km²) in eastern Suffolk County in the U.S. state of New York. ... Lunch at Napeague Napeague is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. ...

In 1653 Narragansetts under Ninigret attacked and burned the Montaukett village, killing 30 and capturing one of Chief Wyandanch's daughters. The daughter was recovered with the aid of Lion Gardiner (who in turn was to get large portion of Smithtown, New York in appreciation). The Montauketts, ravaged by smallpox and threatened by the Narragansetts, and were provided temporary refuge in East Hampton. The Narragansetts declared a war of genocide against the white settlers and many short but famous battles ensued. ^[4] The skirmishes were to end in 1657. Fort Pond Bay derives its name from a Montaukett "fort" on its shore. A deed was issued in 1661 titled "Ye deed of Guift" which granted all of the lands East of Fort Pond to be for the common use of both the Indians and the Townsmen. The Narragansett tribe, or more accurately Nahahiganseck Sovereign Nation, are a Native American tribe who controlled the area surrounding Narragansett Bay in present-day Rhode Island, and also portions of Connecticut, and eastern Massachusetts. ... Ninigret was a sachem of the Rhode Island Narragansett Native American tribe. ... Wyandanch is a census-designated place located in Suffolk County, New York. ... Lion Gardiner (1599-1663) founded the first English settlement in the state of New York and his legacy includes Gardiners Island which remains in the family and is the largest privately owned island in the United States. ... Smithtown redirects here. ...

Deep Hollow Ranch

After the 1658 purchase agreements were entered into in 1661, 1672 and 1686 which, among other things, allowed a group of Easthampton townsmen to graze cattle on the Montaukett lands. While some lands were protected in the agreements as forest land, for the most part all of Montauk was maintained by the townsmen as a private livestock and fisheries operation. As a result of Montauk being operated as a livestock operation it is considered to be the oldest cattle ranch in the United States. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ...

In 1660 Wyandanch's widow sold all of Montauk from Napeague to the tip of the island for 100 pounds to be paid in 10 equal installments of "Indian corn or good wampum at six to a penny"^[5]. However the tribe was to be permitted to stay on the land and to hunt and fish at will on the land and to harvest the tails and fins of whales that washed up dead on the East Hampton shores. Town officials who bought the land were to file for reimbursement for rum they had plied the tribe.^[6] The tribe was to continue residence until the 19th century in the area around Big Reed Pond in what was to be called "Indian Fields." Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... Wampum is a string of white shell beads fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus) shell, and is traditionally used by Indigenous Americans, First Nations peoples, Native Americans, hobbyists, business people, and traders, who regarded it as a sacred or trade representative of the value of the artist... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ...

In 1686 English New York Governor Thomas Dongan issued a patent creating the governing system for East Hampton. The patent did not extend beyond Napeague to Montauk. This lack of authority has formed the basis for various control disputes ever since. Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick (1634-1715), was a member of Irish Parliament, Royalist military officer during the English Civil War, and governor of the Province of New York. ... For other uses, see Patent (disambiguation). ...

In 1699 the pirate Captain Kidd was said to have buried treasure at the tip of Montauk at what today is called Money Ponds. The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

18th Century

Site of shipwreck of Culloden

In 1775 during the Siege of Boston in the American Revolutionary War a British ship visited Fort Pond Bay in search of provisions -- notably cattle. John Dayton who had limited troops at his disposal on a hill above the bay feigned that he had more by walking them back and forth across a hill turning their coats inside out to make it look like there more of them (a tactic referred to as Dayton's Ruse).^[7] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 1772 KB) Photo of Culloden Point by Montauk, New York taken by poster from parking lot at the top of the bluff in July 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 1772 KB) Photo of Culloden Point by Montauk, New York taken by poster from parking lot at the top of the bluff in July 2006. ... Combatants New England militia, Continental Army Great Britain Commanders Artemas Ward, George Washington Thomas Gage, William Howe Strength 17,000 The Siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War, in which New England militiamen—and then the Continental Army—surrounded... This article is about military actions only. ... Fort Pond Bay showing the original area where Montauk was formed and where Long Island Rail Road tracks run. ...

In 1781 the British HMS Culloden (1776) while pursuing a French frigate ran aground near what today is called Culloden Point. The ship was scuttled. Remains of the ship were discovered in the 1970s. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is the only underwater park in the state of New York. HMS Culloden was a Royal Navy third-rate ship of the line built in Deptford in 1776. ... Photo of from parking lot at the top of the bluff in July 2006. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

The first hamlet of Montauk was built on Fort Pond Bay near what is the train station for the Long Island Rail Road. LIRR redirects here. ...

In 1792 Congress under George Washington authorized construction of the Montauk Lighthouse. It was completed in 1796. George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... The Montauk Lighthouse Montauk Point State Park is located at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York in Suffolk County. ...

19th Century

Montaukett burial field. The largest stone belongs to Stephen Talkhouse

Montauk Association house at Ditch Plains

In 1839 slaves who had seized the Amistad (1841) came ashore in the hamlet looking for provisions after being told by the white crew that they had returned to Africa. American authorities were alerted and the slaves were recaptured and ultimately freed in a much publicized trial. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1100 × 825 pixel, file size: 231 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Montaukett grave site in Montauk, New York. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1100 × 825 pixel, file size: 231 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Montaukett grave site in Montauk, New York. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 334 pixelsFull resolution (2788 × 1164 pixel, file size: 599 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Montauk Association house at Ditch Plains in Montauk, New York. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 334 pixelsFull resolution (2788 × 1164 pixel, file size: 599 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Montauk Association house at Ditch Plains in Montauk, New York. ... Holding The “AFRICANS” are free, and are remanded to be released; Lt. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

In 1867, Stephen Talkhouse was displayed by P.T. Barnum as the "the last king of the Montauks." Talkhouse became legend for his walks from Indian Fields to New York City. Stephen Talkhouse (Stephen Taukus “Talkhouse” Pharaoh) was a Montaukett Native American of the late 19th century who was famed for his 25-50 mile daily round trip walks from Montauk, New York to East Hampton (village), New York and Sag Harbor, New York. ... Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891), American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. ...

In 1879 Arthur W. Benson paid US$151,000 for 10,000 acres (40 km²) for the east end (with Benson only fronting 10% down). Benson also got clear title to the Montaukett property at Big Reed Pond buying it from tribesmen for $10 each and one case one of the tribesmen houses was burned. The legitimacy of the transaction is still being contested in court by the tribe. Arthur W. Benson (died 1889) was a president of Brooklyn Gas Light who developed Bensonhurst and Montauk, New York. ...

In 1882 construction began on six shingle-style "cottages" designed by Stanford White became the centerpiece of Benson's plans. The most prominent of the six Montauk Association houses is Tick Hall belonging to Dick Cavett. Stanford White (1853-1906) Washington Square Arch New York American on June 25, 1906 Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. ... Richard Alva Dick Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is an Emmy-winning American television talk show host known for his conversational style and in-depth discussion of issues. ...

In 1895 the first train from the Austin Corbin extension of the Long Island Rail Road pulled into Montauk (the land having been bought in 1882). Corbin planned to turn Montauk into a "shortcut" saving a day each way for voyages to between New York City and London (ships would dock at the Fort Pond Bay terminal and travel to New York City at 60 mph). Corbin built the dock on Fort Pond Bay but the plans never materialized when, among other things, Fort Pond Bay was found to be too shallow and rocky to handle ocean going ships. Austin Corbin (July 11, 1827 - June 4, 1896) consolidated the rail lines on Long Island bringing them under the profitable umbrella of the Long Island Rail Road. ...

In 1898 after the Benson/Corbin plan did not work out as planned, the United States Army bought the Benson property to establish an army base called Camp Wikoff to quarantine Army personnel returning from the Spanish American War. The most prominent of the returning quarantined soldiers were Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders. Several soldiers died during the quarantine prompting a visit from President William McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt County Park (formerly Montauk County Park) occupies the site of Camp Wikoff just east of Montauk, New York where Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders as well as 28,000 soldiers were quarantined after returning from the Spanish-American War in 1898. ... For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation) Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often but not always disease. ... The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... For other persons named Theodore Roosevelt, see Theodore Roosevelt (disambiguation). ... Roosevelt and the Rough Riders atop San Juan Heights, 1898 The Rough Riders was the name bestowed by the American press on the 1st U.S. ... This article is about the 25th President of the United States; for other people named William McKinley, see William McKinley (disambiguation). ...

20th Century

Montauk Manor

Montauk Improvement Building, now residential, and the gazebo in the middle of town

ANFPS-35 Radar

Leisurama home at Culloden Point

Fiberglass copy of the 3,427 pound 17 foot long Great White Shark on the Lake Montauk waterfront. It is claimed to have been the biggest Great White caught by rod and reel.

In 1924 Robert Moses began condemning Benson land to establish state parks on either end of Montauk (Hither Hills State Park in the west and the Montauk Point State Park in the east. The two parks were to be connected via the Montauk Parkway. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 327 pixelsFull resolution (1877 × 768 pixel, file size: 299 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Montauk Manor in Montauk, New York. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 327 pixelsFull resolution (1877 × 768 pixel, file size: 299 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Montauk Manor in Montauk, New York. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1126x845, 218 KB) AN/FPS-35 radar dish at Camp Hero State Park, Montauk, NY. I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1126x845, 218 KB) AN/FPS-35 radar dish at Camp Hero State Park, Montauk, NY. I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 2034 KB) A Leisurama house at Culloden Point near Montauk, New York. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2304, 2034 KB) A Leisurama house at Culloden Point near Montauk, New York. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 1500 pixel, file size: 421 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fiberglass copy of 3,427 pound, 17 foot long Great White Shark caught by Daniel Braddock and Frank Mundus on August 6, 1986. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 1500 pixel, file size: 421 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Fiberglass copy of 3,427 pound, 17 foot long Great White Shark caught by Daniel Braddock and Frank Mundus on August 6, 1986. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Range (in blue) For other uses, see Great White (disambiguation). ... This is about the urban planner; for other uses, see Robert Moses (disambiguation). ... Hither Hills State Park is a state park located at the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. See also List of New York state parks ...

In 1926 Carl G. Fisher bought most of the east end planning to turn Montauk into the "Miami Beach of the North." His projects included blasting a hole through the fresh water Lake Montauk to access Block Island Sound to replace the shallow Fort Pond Bay as the hamlet's port, establishing the Montauk Yacht Club on Star Island in Lake Montauk, building the Montauk Manor, Montauk Playhouse and the six-story Montauk Improvement Building (which today remains East Hampton's tallest occupied building as zoning ordinances restrict heights of buildings), and established the Montauk Downs Golf Course. Other hotels opening at this time included Gurney's Inn, built by W. J. and Maude Gurney who had managed a Fisher hotel in Miami Beach. Fisher lost his fortune in the Crash of 1929 and most of his enterprises were shuttered. Carl Graham Fisher (1874-1938) of Indiana, an American automotive and real estate entrepreneur. ... Miami Beach is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... Fiberglass copy of 3,427 pound Great White Shark caught off Montauk and brought into the harbor by Frank Mundus Lake Montauk is a 900-acre embayment in Montauk, New York that is home to the largest commercial and sporting fish fleets in the state of New York. ... Block Island Sound, shown shaded in red, between the coast of the Rhode Island and Block Island. ... The Great Depression was a global economic slump that began in 1929 and bottomed in 1933. ...

In the Great Hurricane of 1938 water flooded across Napeague turning Montauk into an island. Flood waters from the hurricane inundated the main downtown and it was moved three miles to the south immediately next to the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Hurricane of 1938 impacted Long Island and Connecticut, killing hundreds. ...

During World War II the United States Navy bought most of the east end including Montauk Manor to turn it into a Navy Base. Fort Pond Bay became a seaplane base. The United States Army established Camp Hero with 16 inch guns to protect New York shipping lanes. Several concrete bunker observation posts were built along the coast including one immediately to the east of the Montauk Lighthouse. Base buildings wre disguised so they appear from above as a New England fishing village. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... USN redirects here. ... The United States Army is the largest, and by some standards oldest, established branch of the armed forces of the United States and is one of seven uniformed services. ... Camp Hero (AKA Fort Hero) was a military base at Montauk Point on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. ...

In 1951 sport fisherman Frank Mundus began to lead charter fishing trips out of Lake Montauk initially looking for bluefish but soon found fishing for sharks more lucrative. The sport of "monster fishing" became Montauk's signature draw. Fifty Years As A Hooker - the latest book by the fisherman Frank Mundus (born 1925) is a sport fisherman at Montauk, New York who is said to be the inspiration for Quint in the movie and book Jaws. ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1766) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix ), called tailor in Australia,[1] is a species of popular marine game-fish found in all climates. ...

On September 1, 1951, the Pelican captained by Eddie Carroll, capsized in the shoals off Montauk Point resulting in the deaths of 45 passengers and crew. The 42 foot Pelican was carrying 64 souls, most of whom had taken the Fisherman's Special trains to Montauk LIRR station from New York City. The boat left the Fishangrila Dock at Fort Pond Bay at 7:30 AM severely overloaded. After fishing in the Atlantic Ocean on the south side of Montauk for several hours, it returned home, encountering engine trouble on the way. The weather turned stormy and a northeast wind developed against an outgoing tide, resulting in standing waves of several feet at Endeavor Shoals, just off the Point. The vessel, wallowing in the heavy seas, became unstable in its overloaded state, capsized and then foundered at 2:10 PM. Nearby vessels were only able to rescue 19 passengers. The wreck was secured by fabled sport fisherman Frank Mundus and towed into Lake Montauk by the Coast Guard. As a result of the disaster strict new regulations regarding overloaded of fishing vessels were adoped nationwide.^[8] The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a railroad that serves the length of Long Island, New York. ... Fifty Years As A Hooker - the latest book by the fisherman Frank Mundus (born 1925) is a sport fisherman at Montauk, New York who is said to be the inspiration for Quint in the movie and book Jaws. ...

In 1957 the Army closed Camp Hero and it was taken over by United States Air Force which in 1958 builds a 100-foot wide AN/FPS-35 Radar to detect incoming Soviet bombers. A massive building is built to house its computers. The radar is quickly obsolete. USAF redirects here. ... The AN/FPS-35 radar was a long range radar used in the early 1960s. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

In 1959 following the Kitchen Debate between United States Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, the designers of the kitchen including Raymond Loewy, announce plans to sell affordable prefabricated houses called Leisurama to be used for second homes. One of the houses is exhibited on the 9th floor of Macy's. 200 of the homes, the biggest single collection of them, are built at Culloden Point. The Kitchen Debate was an impromptu debate (through interpreters) between Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev at the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, on July 24, 1959. ... Nixon redirects here. ... Khrushchev redirects here. ... Raymond Loewy standing on one of his designs, the Pennsylvania Railroads S1 steam locomotive. ... One of the more than 200 Leisurama homes at Culloden Point Leisurama was a style of prefabricated housing aimed as affordable second homes that was inspired by the 1959 Kitchen Debate between Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon. ... This article is about the R. H. Macy & Co. ... Photo of from parking lot at the top of the bluff in July 2006. ...

In 1967 the United States Coast Guard announced plans to tear down the Montauk Lighthouse and replace it with a taller steel tower. Erosion had reduced its buffer from the edge of a cliff from 300 feet when it was built to less than 100 feet. The Coast Guard backs down after protests. USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk USCG HC-130H departs Mojave USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the U.S. military, a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ...

In 1982 the Air Force Base formally closes and the military begins selling its surplus property.

In 1992 Long Island residents Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon wrote a science fiction The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time (ISBN 0-9631889-0-9) in which it was claimed the radar was used by the government to conduct time travel experiments. Among the claims is that it drove the residents of Montauk mad and that their children were kidnapped. The book and its follow up books was to expand on many Montaukett tales and other East End stories. The book has been perceived by some to be true and the base has assumed something of a cult status among conspiracy buffs. It was also featured in a segment of X-Files. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Peter Moon is the co-author and editor of the series of a series of books revolving around The Montauk Project. The first in the series is titled The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time released in June of 1992. ... This article is about the military experiments. ... X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular 1990s American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter. ...

21st century

In October 2007 a fishing boat dragged up a large 19th century anchor, which was speculated to have been lost by the Great Eastern in 1862.[2] Great Eastern may refer to: The Great Eastern, a steam ship built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1858. ...

Tourism

Coast Guard station on Star Island in Lake Montauk

Montauk is considered a beach resort, using its position at the tip of Long Island to promote itself as "The Living End" or "The Last Resort" and become one of the busiest tourist locations within the town of East Hampton. The small town is host to many restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and hotels and is a popular vacation spot in the warm weather months. Such accommodations are rarer elsewhere in the Hamptons. Many of the Montauk hotels are only open April through November, some for shorter time periods, while a few serve fishermen and other customers year round. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 397 pixelsFull resolution (1863 × 924 pixel, file size: 326 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Coast Guard station on Star Island in Lake Montauk. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 397 pixelsFull resolution (1863 × 924 pixel, file size: 326 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Coast Guard station on Star Island in Lake Montauk. ... The seafront of Torquay, a seaside resort in Devon, England. ...

The Long Island Rail Road provides train service to Pennsylvania Station, New York, and Hampton Jitney provides bus service to the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Connections Suffolk County Transit: 10C, S94(Summer Only) Celtic Cabs Parking Yes; Free Bicycle facilities Yes Other information Opened 1895 Accessible Owned by MTA Fare zone 14 Montauk is the terminus of the Montauk branch of the Long Island Rail Road, and as such is the easternmost railroad station on... Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as Penn Station) is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. ... Hampton Jitney is a for profit bus company based in Southampton, NY. The company runs three primary routes from the East End of Long Island (The Hamptons and the North Fork) to New York City, as well as charter services. ... The Upper East Side at Sunset The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, USA, between Central Park and the East River. ...

Lake Montauk, a small bay on the north side of town, is home to a US Coast Guard station and a small fishing fleet, both commercial and recreational. Fiberglass copy of 3,427 pound Great White Shark caught off Montauk and brought into the harbor by Frank Mundus Lake Montauk is a 900-acre embayment in Montauk, New York that is home to the largest commercial and sporting fish fleets in the state of New York. ...

In 2007, Newsday listed 47 businesses in the category of "Hotel" in Montauk. They represented 2,030 rooms.[3]. None of the hotels are operated by a chain as East Hampton town zoning regulations forbid chains (likewise there are no fast food or other restaurant chains in Montauk). Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ...

State Parks

Six state parks are in Montauk. They are from west to east:

• Hither Hills State Park
• Shadmoor State Park
• Montauk Downs State Park
• Amsterdam Beach State Park
• Camp Hero State Park
• Montauk Point State Park

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In popular culture

Memory Motel

• The Memory Motel is in Montauk on Long Island and near the Church Estate (also known as Eothen) that Andy Warhol bought in 1972. According to Arthur Schneider, who owns the Memory Motel, The Rolling Stones stayed at Warhol's estate when they were on tour in 1975-76. (They were good friends with Warhol, who designed the Sticky Fingers album cover.) The Memory Motel was said to be the only place in the area with a pool table and a piano, and The Stones were purported to come by and hang out at the bar. The song "Memory Motel" was written during this period.
• Montauk is nostalgically praised by singer/songwriter Billy Joel, who had summered in this posh hamlet for years. The song "The Downeaster 'Alexa'", from his album Storm Front, tells the story of a Long Island fisherman's journey through Montauk Sound on his ship, named after Joel's daughter.
• Montauk also is the title of a novel by the Swiss writer Max Frisch (1974), and is centered around the narrator's open relationship with Lynn, an American journalist. Their key scenes are located there.
• Montauk is mentioned on the final track of Long Island band Brand New's acclaimed album Deja Entendu. The track is called "Play Crack The Sky" and mentions Montauk Point and the lighthouse.
• Montauk plays a prominent role in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
• The final track on Circa Survive's album Juturna is entitled "Meet Me in Montauk", a reference to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
• The fifth track on Bayside's self titled album released in 2005 is entitled "Montauk", another reference to the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
• Montauk is referenced in an episode of The Office in which the character of Andy Bernard mentions that he "caught an eighty-pound shark off of Montauk."
• The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue featured Veronika Vařeková as photographed by local resident Walter Iooss on its beach for the 2004 cover.
• Montauk is the setting of the 2005 ESPN sportfishing-based reality show "Guide House: Montauk."
• In the July 2007 issue of Playboy Magazine a nude pictorial called "Girls Of Montauk" features photos of local women - Jamie Rae, Reby Sky and three others - on Montauk beaches. [4]
• Nelly Furtado sings that she has "Bangkok to Montauk on lock" in the 2007 song 'Give It To Me' by Timbaland, also featuring Justin Timberlake.
• Montauk is mentioned in the television show Friends in the episodes "The One at the Beach" and "The One with the Jellyfish", in which the gang goes to Montauk and find Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) birth mother (Teri Garr).
• Montauk is featured in the first episode of John Lurie's television series Fishing with John.
• Montauk is mentioned in the television show The OC when Sandy Cohen mentions that he's been surfing in Montauk.
• Montauk is mentioned in the 2004 movie "White Chicks".
• Montauk is the residence of "Trenker" in the book "Gentlehands" by Marijane Meaker

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Geography

Montauk is located at 41°2′18″N, 71°57′2″W (41.038310, -71.950608)^[9].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 19.8 square miles (51.2 km²), of which, 17.5 square miles (45.3 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) of it (11.53%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

Demographics

U.S. Census designated area of Montauk

As of the census^[10] of 2000, there were 3,851 people, 1,593 households, and 992 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 220.1 per square mile (85.0/km²). There were 4,815 housing units at an average density of 275.2/sq mi (106.3/km²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 87.04% White, 0.86% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 9.76% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.92% of the population. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 1,593 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.90. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 105.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $42,329, and the median income for a family was $50,493. Males had a median income of $40,063 versus $28,299 for females. The per capita income for the hamlet was $23,875. About 8.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over. Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in their country. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

References

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External links

• Montauk Friends of Olmsted Parks/Montauk Trustee Corporation
• Newsday: Mogul of Montauk

• Montauk, New York is at coordinates 41°02′18″N 71°57′02″W / 41.03831, -71.950608 (Montauk, New York)Coordinates: 41°02′18″N 71°57′02″W / 41.03831, -71.950608 (Montauk, New York)