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The Miraculous Rescue of the “U.S.S. Northern Pacific”

Posted on June 10, 2019

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O Whitman! My Whitman!

Posted on May 26, 2019

The Hurricane of 1938 hit Fire Island around 2:30 p.m. The eye was about 50 miles wide, the storm itself about 500 miles across. High tide was even higher than usual because of the autumnal equinox when the sun and moon align with the Earth. Pushed by winds gusting over 180 mph, the sea surge, between 30 and 80 feet high (accounts still vary), pounded the coastline with uncountable tons of seawater.

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The Hurricane of 1938: Personal Stories from Fire Island

Posted on September 6, 2018

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Wolcott Gibbs: F.I. mellows a curmudgeon

Posted on August 18, 2018

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The Fascinating History of Lighthouses

Posted on August 6, 2018

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Lambda Legal: Protecting LGBT rights for 45 Years

Posted on July 21, 2018

This year celebrates the 300th anniversary of the William Floyd Estate, one of the gems of the Fire Island National Seashore. The estate is the ancestral home of William Floyd (1734-1821), one of only 56 original signers of the Declaration of Independence.

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Gunpowder and Gumption: The William Floyd Estate

Posted on July 6, 2018

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History: Rumrunners of Fire Island

Posted on June 23, 2018

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Fire Island on the Small Screen

Posted on June 9, 2018

Happy birthday to the Fire Island School District! Fire Island’s only school, the Woodhull School, is a public school located on the southeast corner of Midway and Surf Road on the border of Ocean Beach/ Corneille Estates on Fire Island. It is named after Richard Woodhull, who served first as a teacher and then as principal from 1935 until his retirement in 1962. It currently serves 29 students from preschool through grade six.

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Fire Island’s Woodhull School Celebrates Its Centennial

Posted on May 30, 2018

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HISTORY: Frank O’Hara: Poetry and Death on Fire Island

Posted on March 27, 2018

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Features

Before and After Hurricane Sandy

Posted on October 29, 2017

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