The Only Grand Country Estate Left In Pelham Bay - Bartow-Pell Mansion
In 1654, Thomas Pell, an English physician from Connecticut, purchased 50,000 acres from the local Lenape tribe.
Remnants of Colonial Living On Eastern Long Island - The William Smith Land
William “Tangier” Smith owned a large tract of land, approximately 64,000, in Suffolk County. Through the years the estate would be divided many times as parts are divided almost children of the Smiths and sold off and or donated.