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Suffolk County History
The first nomadic hunters came here in the last glacial period following caribou herds when Long Island and the mainland of Connecticut were separated by only low-lying marshland. This area is now covered by Long Island Sound. The first known Europeans to sight Long Island were with Verrazano, who sailed along the south shore in 1524. In 1614 Adrian Block, a Dutch explorer, first touched the land here when he went ashore at Montauk and met local Native Americans.
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- Population: 1,419,369
- Year Organized: 1683
- Area: 911 Square Miles
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Suffolk County Website
Your link for the official Suffolk County Website.
www.co.suffolk.ny.us