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

Squire Mott Grist Mill

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 21, 2019

1. Squire Mott Grist Mill Marker

Inscription. Near this site in 1814, Charles "Squire” Mott constructed a dam at Swan River and put a grist mill on it and, adjacent to it, a home.

Mills like Squire Mott's, and later factories on Patchogue's three streams, established it as a manufacturing center on the south shore of Long Island earning Patchogue its first nickname, "Milltown".

Erected 2016 by Greater Patchogue Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 40° 46.066′ N, 72° 59.588′ W. Marker is in East Patchogue, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Montauk Highway (New York State Route 27A) and South Country Road, on the right when traveling west on Montauk Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Patchogue NY 11772, 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,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Avery Homestead (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. Austin Roe (approx. 1.1 miles away); Citizen Soldier (approx. 1.1 miles away); Paul the Tailor Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Lace Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); VFW Post 8300 War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Monorail (approx. 1½ miles away); Site of Hart's Tavern (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Patchogue.

Squire Mott Grist Mill Marker - wide view, looking north across Montauk Highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 21, 2019

2. Squire Mott Grist Mill Marker - wide view, looking north across Montauk Highway

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 704 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.