In 1852 Deacon Joseph Dame and his son Eusebius officially platted and registered the area and named it Northport. It became the first county seat in 1863, until it was moved to Leland in 1882. Northport was eventually incorporated into a village in 1903.
Deacon Dame built a dock in the Northport harbor, and wrote about the area in the New York Tribune. He wrote so glowingly about Northport that many settlers moved to the area after reading the article.
Born: Maine, Mass., or New Hampshire?
Deacon Dame built a dock in the Northport harbor, and wrote about the area in the New York Tribune. He wrote so glowingly about Northport that many settlers moved to the area after reading the article.
Born: Maine, Mass., or New Hampshire?
In 1852 Deacon Joseph Dame and his son Eusebius officially platted and registered the area and named it Northport. It became the first county seat in 1863, until it was moved to Leland in 1882. Northport was eventually incorporated into a village in 1903.
Deacon Dame built a dock in the Northport harbor, and wrote about the area in the New York Tribune. He wrote so glowingly about Northport that many settlers moved to the area after reading the article.
Born: Maine, Mass., or New Hampshire?
Deacon Dame built a dock in the Northport harbor, and wrote about the area in the New York Tribune. He wrote so glowingly about Northport that many settlers moved to the area after reading the article.
Born: Maine, Mass., or New Hampshire?
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