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Southold, New York

Southold is a town on the North Fork of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Founded in 1640 by Puritans from New Haven led by the minister John Youngs, it belonged to the New Haven Colony and passed to New York after the English conquest of New Netherland in 1664. It is one of the oldest English towns in New York.

Southold, New York
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Southold, New York. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/southold-new-york
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The Epoch Institute. “Southold, New York.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/southold-new-york.
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