A Photographer Stepped Into a Neglected Home to Show Us a Unique Piece of American History
Native American Land
Long before Marion Carll’s parents were even born, the site in which her magnificent farmhouse sits was home to a Native American tribe, the Secatogue. They were one of the famous 13 Native American tribes that used to live in the Long Island region. The Secatogue had many camps along the tidal creeks of the Great South Bay, then known as the “black” or “dark-colored land.”
Eventually, the land was acquired by American settlers, but not just any American settlers. As it turns out, Marion Carll’s Farmhouse has a rich and surprising centuries-old history that even features one of the United State’s most iconic literary heroes…
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