| 1524 |
First European Explorer to Long Island -
Giovanni Verrazano |
| 1613 |
Adrian Block, a Dutch trader, determines
that Long Island is an island after losing a vessel and being stranded
temporarily. Names it "Lange Eilandt" |
| 1683 |
Long Island divided into counties of
Kings, Queens, Suffolk. |
| 1696 |
Earliest reference to "Norwich" in town
records on a deed dated Feb 18. The name was probably used for several
years prior. The name was selected by James & George Townsend (of the
Oyster Bay Townsends) to honor their father, who was born in Norwich,
England. |
| 1732 |
Black Walnut tree seedling planted. |
| 1774 |
First Continental Congress meets in
Philadelphia |
| 1776-1783 |
British Occupation of Long Island |
| 1781 |
Muttontown, a former great sheep
district, first appears as a place name in the town record on Oct 17.
The name falls out of use by the mid 1800s, and the area began to
variously be associated with Norwich, Syosset, Brookville. |
| 1783 |
Final Evacuation of British troops from
Long Island on December 4 |
| 1788 |
NY State Ratifies US Constitution |
| 1790 |
George Washington tours Long Island |
| 1812-1814 |
War of 1812 |
| 1826 |
Methodist Society was formed in Norwich |
| 1834 |
Methodist Church built on site next to
present graveyard, south and east of 25a and 106. The land is donated
by James Vernon.
The Long Island Railroad Company is incorporated on April 24. |
| 1837 |
LIRR is extended to Hicksville |
| 1839 |
Benjamin Thompson publishes a history of
Long Island which describes Norwich as situated about midway between
the villages of Jericho and Oyster Bay, and at the present termination
of the turnpike leading to Flushing. It contains about 25 houses, one
or two stores, a fine hotel and nearly 200 inhabitants, primarily
agriculturists. The Methodist church was built about four years since. |
| 1841 |
LIRR is extended to Syosset |
| 1846 |
Post Office established in Norwich on
June 26. |
| 1861-1865 |
Civil War Era - Hempstead Plains used as
training ground for Union soldiers. |
| 1861 |
Norwich becomes officially East Norwich
to distinguish its post office from another Norwich in New York State. |
| 1872 |
Daniel Horton begins bottling Root Beer
near present-day Locust Avenue |
| 1880/TD> |
East Norwich enterprise begins
publication on September 11. Later becomes the Enterprise-Pilot. |
| 1899 |
Nassau County is established on January
1. Created out of the east most section of Queens County |
| 1905 |
Present Church Structure was built.
Cornerstone was dedicated by Teddy Roosevelt at a ceremony on May 18.
The land was for this church was donated by Sarah Vernon.
Second Vanderbilt Cup Race sends course through East Norwich. Held
again in 1906. |
| 1907 |
The Rothmanns buy the Inn on the corner,
which may have been built as early as 1752. |
| 1908 |
William K. Vanderbilt Jr. constructs Long
Island Motor Parkway for Vanderbilt Cup Races. |
| 1909-1910 |
Electricity comes to East Norwich. |
| 1910 |
LIRR Links to NYC thru tunnel under East
River. |
| 1912 |
East Norwich Volunteer Fire Company is
established on January 20. |
| 1917-1918 |
First World War |
| 1924 |
Long Island State Park Commission
organized under Robert Moses |
| 1925 |
Public water is piped throughout East
Norwich. |
| 1926 |
Natural gas is piped throughout East
Norwich |
| 1927 |
Charles Lindbergh's solo flight to
France. |
| 1931 |
Muttontown incorporates and adopts the
historic name. |
| 1933 |
Northern State Parkway opens |
| 1938 |
LaGuardia Airport opens |
| 1940 |
Queens-Midtown tunnel opens |
| 1941-1945 |
Second World War |
| 1945 |
Construction begins on "Miracle Mile"
shopping area on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset |
| 1950 |
Horan Farm sold. Becomes Radcliff and
Norwich Green developments. |
| 1951 |
Roosevelt Field airport reopens as a
shopping center. |
| 1952 |
Shopping Center built on Route 106
(Blueberries, et al) |
| 1955 |
Vernon School opened
Planting Fields is deeded to NY State upon the death of William
Coe. Matinecock Indians, of the Algonquin Nation, of the Iroquois,
gave Planting Fields its name. They used the area to cultivate various
crops. William Coe retained the name when he developed the area into
an estate. |
| 1961 |
Hearing over road widening at Vernon
School
Throgs Neck Bridge opens |
| 1963 |
Present firehouse constructed. |
| 1994 |
Voters in Nassau County adopt a
legislature. |
