Editing Fort Salonga, New York (section)

== History ==
One night during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], Colonial forces landed on the beach in nearby Crab Meadow, and moving down the beach overtook the fort.<ref name=":0" />

In the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] era the rich red clay deposits gave birth to a successful [[brick]]works as well as other trade. Barges loaded with [[manure]] swept from the streets of [[New York City]] would arrive, and farmers from nearby towns would come to get the manure for fertilizer. The emptied barges were then loaded with bricks for the trip back to the city. One of the brick companies to operate there in the late 19th century was owned by the Brown family, whose bricks bore the initials BBB for Brown's Best Bricks. The family home on the top of the hill on Breeze Hill Road has served as the clubhouse for the Indian Hills Country Club since 1963.<ref name=":0" />

=== The hamlet's name ===
The area was formerly known as Fresh Pond.<ref name=":0" />

The name evolved from the Revolutionary War-era British [[Fort Salonga]], or Fort Slongo, (named after one of the fort’s architects) once located near the border of the towns of Huntington and Smithtown, overlooking the [[Long Island Sound]].<ref name=":0" />

Historically, Fort Salonga had its own post office. However, it closed sometime in the 1900s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Of Fort Salonga |url=https://www.fortsalonga.org/current-development-isuues |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Fort Salonga |language=en}}</ref> Fort Solonga now shares the Northport 11768 zip code and is still recognized as acceptable mailing address alternative by the USA post office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZIP Code 11768 Map, Demographics, More for Fort Salonga, NY |url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/11768/#cities |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241218052500/https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/11768/ |archive-date=2024-12-18 |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=www.unitedstateszipcodes.org |language=en}}</ref>