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

First Watermill

1644

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017

1. First Watermill Marker

Inscription.
Built by Edward Howell
near this site for
Southampton Colony

Erected 1975 by Suffolk County A.R.B.C.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1644.

Location. 40° 54.563′ N, 72° 21.388′ W. Marker is in Water Mill, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Old Mill Road 0 miles west of Montauk Highway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 Old Mill Road, Water Mill NY 11976, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The James Corwith Grist Mill (about

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Water Mill Rolls of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lt. Colonel Lawrence R. Boyll, Sr. (approx. 2.3 miles away); General William Erskine Headquarters (approx. 2.3 miles away); North End Graveyard (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Old Fort (approx. 2.4 miles away); 1707 Meeting House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ye Towne Street (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Water Mill.

First Watermill Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017

2. First Watermill Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible here on the right side of the road, with the Water Mill Museum on the left. The Museum is currently boarded up and undergoing renovation.

Watermill Museum - East Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 26, 2017

3. Watermill Museum - East Side

<i>Water Mill, Water Mill</i> image. Click for full size.

Photograph courtesy of the Easthampton Library, Long Island Collection

4. Water Mill, Water Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 8, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.