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This site housed
a real "gin mill"
during shipbuilding
days. It became
Grammas' Sweet
Shop during WW I,
then an antique shop.
Information courtesy of
PJ Historical Society — — Map (db m142294) HM
The Bayles Chandlery on the Bayles Shipyard provided provisions and supplies for coastal schooners and merchant vessels during the era of wooden ships. Its large upstairs room served as the informal community center in early Port Jefferson.
. . . — — Map (db m114738) HM
Every contract for every vessel built in Port Jefferson stated that the ship was to be "Delivered Afloat in the Harbor." In the early days, Port Jefferson had several shipyards surrounding the harbor including the Bayles, Hawkins, Darling, and . . . — — Map (db m114740) HM
The church was built by Congregationalists and sold to the Baptists in 1861. The steeple was a landmark for captains looking for the customs house located in front of the church from the mid to late 1800's.
Information courtesy PJ Historical . . . — — Map (db m63487) HM
The Admiralty anchor in the turnaround behind you is symbolic of the Port Jefferson Village Center, which is the anchor of our community. The iron anchor was found by the / RV (Research Vessel) Seawolf while trawling in an area south of . . . — — Map (db m114739) HM
When a vessel was launched, it slid down the rails of the "well-worn ways." The rails in the pathway on either side of you were once part of the "ways" and were uncovered in 2007 while building Harborfront Park. From 1836 to 1917, over 140 ships . . . — — Map (db m114748) HM
