Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Floydians

History: http://town.floyd.ny.us/content/History I am an archaeologist/anthropology from New York and worked at the William Floyd Manor on Long Island back in 1983 when it was first prepared to be opened to the public, then recently donated to the Fire Island National Seashore administered by the National Parks Service, Dept. of Interior part of the only federal "wilderness" in New York State. I worked as a volunteer for the Suffolk County Archaeology Association in mapping the basement and then for pay with the NPS as a crew member testing the areas to be repaired and/or to provide safe public access. It's quite an interpretative site last time I was there, e.g., subterranean ice house, corn crib, etc. The first space shuttle "Columbia" was launched while we worked there. Anyway, I hope you Floydians look it up or visit it sometime in Mastic/Shirley, NY if you haven't already! I noticed this small "error" in the "History" section and thought to bring it to your attention in case your site has been tampered with: "Floyd grew rapidly, becoming one of the most effluent of Oneida County towns, sending several men into higher county and state offices, and a magnet area for intellectually inclined Masonic, scholarly, political and anti-slavery activities." "effluent" should be "affluent" I once thought.

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