Editing Halesite, New York (section)

==History==
Halesite is named after [[Nathan Hale]], a captain and spy in the [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] who arrived at Long Island at Huntington Harbor (at the site now named Halesite) just prior to his capture and execution.<ref>
{{Cite web
| url = https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0307-8/hale.html
| title = Nathan Hale Revisited
| last = Hutson
| first = James
| authorlink =
| work = Information Bulletin: July/August 2003
| publisher = Library of Congress
| quote = [A newly discovered] account of the capture of Nathan Hale fits the facts as we know them so well that one is tempted to accept it as being substantially true.
}}</ref> There is a rock with a tribute to him off the traffic circle at Mill Dam Road and [[New York State Route 110|New York Avenue]].

From the mid-19th century until about the time of [[World War I]], Halesite was served by a [[Huntington Railroad|trolley line]] which brought passengers from [[Amityville, New York|Amityville]] through Downtown [[Huntington (CDP), New York|Huntington]] to the end of New York Avenue, at the northwest end of Halesite.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map |url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref> Tourists were able to enjoy Halesite Park, which commands a view of Huntington Harbor.

Well-known persons who spent time or lived in Halesite include comedian/singer [[Fanny Brice]], public servant and businessman [[George B. Cortelyou]], and scientist [[Albert Einstein]].