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===Origins=== The area now known as Mount Sinai was originally called ''Nonowatuck'', or "stream that dries up", by the Seatocot family of Native Americans who lived here. The first European settlers were Colonial settlers living in what is now [[Setauket, New York|Setauket]], who obtained a deed from these local Native Americans in 1664. The origin of the town's initial European name, "Old Mans", is not known. The most prominent telling concerns Major John Gotherson, an elderly Englishman who was supposedly swindled into incorrectly believing he'd bought land in the New World by [[Captain John Scott]], an important leader in Long Island's early history. After Gotherson sent representatives who were quickly turned away, local residents started to jokingly refer to the land as "the Old Mans". [[File:Cedar Beach from Miller Place.png|thumb|left|View of [[Cedar Beach (Brookhaven, New York)|Cedar Beach]] from neighboring [[Miller Place, New York]]]] During the [[American Revolution]], the area and Old Mans Harbor were under British control. However, because of its remote location the British did not have troops stationed here. Many citizens moved their families to [[Connecticut]] during British occupation. During the course of the war, American agents visited local patriots and received information, clothing, supplies and money to support the cause. In 1780, American Major [[Benjamin Tallmadge]] and a detachment of [[Continental Army]] [[dragoons]] landed at [[Cedar Beach (Brookhaven, New York)|Cedar Beach]] and traveled south to successfully attack the British at [[Manor St. George]].<ref>[[Alexander Rose (author)|Rose, Alexander]]. ''Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring''. New York: Bantam Dell, a division of Random House, 2007. First published in hardcover in 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-553-38329-4}}. pp. 238–241.</ref> The route he and his men took is now marked as an historic trail, called the Tallmadge Trail that runs from Mt. Sinai, to Mastic Beach, NY. [http://btdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Benjamin_Tallmadge_Historic_Trail_Walking_Guide.pdf]
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