Tag: Port Jefferson

Grumman Test Pilot Bruce Tuttle

March 16, 2023
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A gold covered pilot's crash helmet with red lightning bolts, a dark visor, and the word "salty" written on the brow.
Bruce Tuttle's crash helmet.

Jet fighters once roamed the skies above Long Island. Grumman, the aviation powerhouse behind such planes as the Hellcat and the Avenger, turned its attention to jets by the end […]

Returning to the Culper Spy Ring

October 25, 2022
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Detail of sepia-toned map image of the north shore of Long Island showing Setauket and, to the east, Wading River.
Setauket and surrounding areas circa 1780. https://lccn.loc.gov/73691554

Today we dive back into a discussion of the Culper Spy Ring, turning our attention to the area of Port Jefferson or, more appropriately, its original incarnation of Drowned Meadow. […]