Need to know exactly where your property lines are? Planning a new building, or maybe adding a fence? Islandwide Land Surveyors provides the surveying services you need in Northport.
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Islandwide Land Surveyors is a locally owned and operated surveying company serving homeowners, builders, and developers in Northport, NY, and throughout Suffolk County. We combine the latest technology with good old-fashioned fieldwork to provide our clients with reliable and accurate results. Our team is here to help you with all your surveying needs.
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Property surveys are essential for a variety of reasons. They help establish clear property boundaries, which can prevent legal disputes and ensure smooth real estate transactions. Surveys are also crucial for planning construction projects, ensuring that buildings and other structures are placed correctly. In Northport, NY, and across Suffolk County, Islandwide Land Surveyors provides the surveying expertise you can rely on. Give us a call today at 866-808-5800.
The original inhabitants of the area now known as Northport were the Matinecocks, one of 13 Native American tribes of Long Island. The Matinecocks called this land Opcathontyche, which meant “wading place creek”. After Dutch interest a few years earlier, the land was sold by Chief Asharoken, head of the Matinecocks, to three Englishmen in 1656.
With land that was well suited for farming, the early settlers grazed cattle on pastures around the harbor. The area soon became known as Great Cow Harbour. (The nearby hamlet of was known as Little Cow Harbour.) The oldest house still standing in Northport, the Skidmore House on Main Street, was built in 1761. In 2009 the house was put up for sale, sparking the village to pass a historical preservation law.
In the early 19th century, Great Cow Harbor was still a rural farming community. By the 1830s, the village contained only eight dwellings. But a new industry of shipbuilding brought rapid change and growth. The village shifted away from its farming roots as shipbuilding became the community’s primary industry. By 1837, the village was being referred to as Northport.
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