Through a donation from the Carl Jacobs Foundation, the Post-Morrow Foundation has prepared a cultural/historic landscape survey of the Peat Hole.
Purchased in 2004 with funds from the Brookhaven Town Bond Act, the Suffolk County Open Space Fund, and with support from the community, a parcel of land that extends into the waters of the Peat Hole has been preserved for future generations.
"Known as the Ice Pond in the late 1800's and as Edey's Pond, after Birdsall Otis Edey in the early 1900's, the Peat Hole has been a special place for Bellport and Brookhaven residents for many generations. Ice skating has been its special attraction for children and families, while also serving as a bird sanctuary and tributary to the Great South Bay" (Post-Morrow Foundation, Newsletter, Fall 2003)
The report has been prepared by Jayme Breschard, a planner for the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council who grew up in the neighboring community of Mastic Beach.
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She will be presenting her findings at a meeting of the Bellport Village Trustees on Monday evening June 25th at 7:30 in the Community Center on Bell Street.
Ms. Breschard will talk about the historical significance and integrity of the Peat Hole pond within the Village of Bellport. She has completed a Natural and Historic Districts Inventory Form, which is an official form of the New York State Historic Preservation Office (commonly called a "yellow form"). This document will establish a narrative description of the property and a statement of historical significance.
Historic documentation can provide important information related to the significance of a property for use by historians, researchers, preservationists, architects, and historical archeologists as well as for interested citizens. Research is used early in planning to gather information needed to identify and evaluate properties. |
