Islip in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Old Mill

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 16, 2017

1. The Old Mill Marker

Inscription. Site of paper mill
built by Ebenezer Hawkins
around 1820 and demolished in
1909 when the property was
sold to W.H. Moffitt

Erected 2013 by Islip EXCEL Program Students.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 43.683′ N, 73° 13.466′ W. Marker is in Islip, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Main Street (Montauk Highway) east of Degnon Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 East Main Street, Islip NY 11751, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Whale Shark (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Schools (approx. 0.4 miles away); Doxsee Clam Factory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gibb Patent (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Early Schools (approx. half a mile away); Doxsee Clams (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Islip.

More about this marker. The marker is on the north side of Montauk Highway, just outside the grounds of Islip Middle School.

Also see . . . The Old Paper Mill (Historical Society of Islip Hamlet). (Submitted on September 19, 2017.)

The Old Mill Marker - Wide View, Looking East on Montauk Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 16, 2017

2. The Old Mill Marker - Wide View, Looking East on Montauk Highway

The Old Mill Marker - Wide View, Looking West on Montauk Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, February 16, 2017

3. The Old Mill Marker - Wide View, Looking West on Montauk Highway

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.