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Beginnings: The community takes its name from Richard, or Dick, Pechagan, a Secatogue who controlled the hilly area in colonial times. Settlers began building cabins and setting up farms in the 1680s. And on May 2, 1700, Pechagan sold what was known locally as Dick's Hills to the trustees of the Town of Huntington for a few bottles of rum and some coats and axes. Over the years, the spelling was changed from Dick's to Dix.
Photo: Golfers on the putting green at Dix Hills Park (Newsday / Don Jacobsen)
Photo: Golfers on the putting green at Dix Hills Park (Newsday / Don Jacobsen)
Beginnings: The community takes its name from Richard, or Dick, Pechagan, a Secatogue who controlled the hilly area in colonial times. Settlers began building cabins and setting up farms in the 1680s. And on May 2, 1700, Pechagan sold what was known locally as Dick's Hills to the trustees of the Town of Huntington for a few bottles of rum and some coats and axes. Over the years, the spelling was changed from Dick's to Dix.
Photo: Golfers on the putting green at Dix Hills Park (Newsday / Don Jacobsen)
Photo: Golfers on the putting green at Dix Hills Park (Newsday / Don Jacobsen)
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The God Squad: 'Mother Nature' can't hold a candle to God
Q: The term "Mother Nature" is used a lot. We hear about Mother Nature's fury, Mother Nature's wrath or Mother Nature "throwing everything at us." Isn't God in control of the weather? Where did Mother Nature come from and why the feminine angle? Curious...Tags: Margarine, Judaism, Religion and Belief
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Friday Forecaster: Miss German-America Kirsten Mueller
PIX11.comThis week's Friday Forecaster is Kirsten Mueller. The 21-year-old college student from Dix Hills, NY is Miss German-America and will be the Queen of the upcoming 55th German-American Steuben Parade taking place this Saturday, September 15th. For more... -
Recovery Of Triple-Fatal Capsized Boat Delayed Again As New Theories Emerge About Cause
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvThe effort to recover the boat that capsized on the 4th of July, killing three children who were in the cabin, was delayed for yet another day after murky water slowed down divers' efforts to pull the vessel up. Investigators hope on Wednesday, however,...Tags: Lawyers, United States Merchant Marine Academy, New York City Police Department, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Howard Beach, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Medical Research, Zion, David Birnbaum
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Handicapped Man In Wheelchair Fatally Struck On Montauk Highway
A handicapped man traveling in a motorized wheelchair was fatally struck Wednesday morning, as he attempted to cross the Montauk Highway in West Islip, authorities said.
According to Suffolk County police, Gary Johnson, 55, of Dix Hills, was crossing the...Tags: Gary Johnson, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Headaches, WPIX
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For Openers, Plenty of Traffic at Deer Park Tanger
A grand opening, indeed. On its first day open for business, the Tanger at The Arches outlet center in Deer Park is proving to be a popular destination. Traffic was snarled around the 800,000-square-foot center, with Grand Boulevard -- where there are...Tags: Road Transportation, Kung Fu Panda (movie), Vehicles, Long Island Expressway, Transportation
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Virus Forces Local Assisted Living Residents To Stay In Rooms
DIX HILLS, N.Y. - A mysterious gastrointestinal virus at a Dix Hills assisted living facility has sent at least four residents to the hospital, canceled all activities and forced residents to stay in their rooms, Suffolk authorities and facility officials...Tags: Medical Services, Sunrise Assisted Living Incorporated, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Grace Kelly
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Courtney: Still In It ("It" Being "SYTYCD")
The TV ZoneSee? Toldya...Courtney Galiano's still in "So You Think You Can Dance." (Actually, I sort of predicted her demise tonight, but there is a little-known TVzone law: When I make a dancing show prediction, it is almost certain to be......Tags: Dance, Twitch Boss, New York Knicks, Courtney Galiano, Katee Shean
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Calling All Readers Who Live in Huntington....
The TV ZoneGive us your stories.... (Pix: Bill Davis, Newsday) Are you out there? Good! WLIW/21 wants you, needs you, will make you a star. The channel's putting together a doc on the town of Huntington - not unlike "New York......Tags: Cold Spring Harbor, Movies, Plainview, Television Industry, Long Island
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