Editing Muttontown, New York (section)

==History ==
The area historically was inhabited by the [[Matinecock (tribe)|Matinecock]] Native Americans, and European colonists began to settle in the area during the 1600s.<ref name=":81" /> During colonial times, the area was used to raise sheep for wool and meat.<ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=}}</ref>

Muttontown incorporated as a village in 1931.<ref name=":81" /> The name of the village stems from its former use as pasturage for sheep.<ref name=":81" />

[[Zog of Albania]] bought the local [[Knollwood estate|Knollwood Estate]] in 1951, but sold it in 1955. The [[Benjamin Moore Estate]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

In 2007, a Muttontown couple was arrested after it was discovered that they had enslaved women from Indonesia as house servants.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 23, 2007 |title=Opinion {{!}} Opening Our Eyes to Slavery |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/opinion/nyregionopinions/LI-Slaves.html |access-date=May 28, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vitello |first=Paul |date=May 16, 2007 |title=Couple Held Two Servants Captive for Years, U.S. Says |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/nyregion/16slave.html |access-date=May 28, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vitello |first=Paul |date=December 3, 2007 |title=From Stand in Long Island Slavery Case, a Snapshot of a Hidden U.S. Problem |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/nyregion/03slavery.html |access-date=May 28, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Konigsberg |first=Eric |date=June 23, 2008 |title=Couple's Downfall Is Culminating in Sentencing in Long Island Slavery Case |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/nyregion/23slave.html |access-date=May 28, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - Eastern District of New York |url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/nye/pr/2008/2008jun26.html |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=www.justice.gov}}</ref> The resulting trial saw Varsha and Mahender Sabhnani – the couple – being indicted on federal charges for involuntary servitude and keeping slaves.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Riley |first=John |date=March 26, 2010 |title='Slave' Case Convictions Stand |pages=A26 |work=[[Newsday]] |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>