![]() ![]() ![]() See where the British had a garrison quartered where the Battle of Setauket was fought near the Setauket Presbyterian Church on Caroline Ave., Setauket. Among the sites to visit are Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay, where the Townsends became part of the Washington Spy Ring The Arsenal in Huntington, where Job Sammis hid stores of gunpowder in his attic during the onset of the British occupation the Conklin House where Sybil Conklin lived and worked here while her husband, David was held prisoner by the British during the Revolutionary War in Lloyd Harbor, the British occupied Joseph Lloyd Manor and the Brewster House in Stony Brook where American Patriot Caleb Brewster spied on British soldiers during the Revolutionary War. ![]() Stretching along Long Island’s North Shore is Route 25A, also known as the Long Island Heritage Trail. President George Washington traveled this same route in a 1790 horse-drawn carriage tour on a mission to thank his Long Island Revolutionary War supporters and the ‘Culper Spy Ring’ for their help in winning the American Revolution. Revolutionary History Revolutionary War Era Heritage TrailĬome discover a fascinating history filled with spies and intrigue during the Long Island Revolutionary War Era.Īlthough it was largely occupied by the British during the Revolutionary War there were many brave Patriots who risked their lives in the Washington Spy Ring to get George Washington the information he needed to win the war. ![]()
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