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Featured Sag Harbor Attractions:
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The Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum
200 Main Street,, Sag Harbor
(631) 725-0770
http://www.sagharborwhalingmuseum.org
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| Exhibits on whaling and local history, as well as nautical memorabilia and ship captain's portraits, are on display at this museum that is located in a historic Greek Festival period house.
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First Presbyterian-Old Whaler's Church
44 Union St, Sag Harbor
(631) 725-0894
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| An Egyptian Revival style Church.Designed by Minard Lefever in 1844. The spire, which could be clearly seen by ships arriving in the waters beyond the harbor, was blown down in the 1938 hurricane. Just to the right of the church's front yard is a monument marking the location of a Revolutionary War fort that had been occupied by British forces during the war, until Col. John Miegs rowed in whaleboats across from Connecticut with about 100 men to stage a raid to reclaim Sag Harbor.
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Old Custom House
Main & Garden Street, Sag Harbor
(631) 692 4664
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| The residence of the first United States Customs Master, Henry Packer Dering, this custom house was built when Sag Harbor and New York City were designated the first ports of entry in the United States. The house contains a wide array of historical documents and period furnishings.The Custom House is open for guided tours Memorial Day through Labor Day, Tuesday through Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on weekends in June and September.
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Cedar Island Lighthouse
Gardiners Bay,Sag Harbor
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| Lighthouse is located on the south shore of Long Island in Cedar Point County Park in Easthampton. The lighthouse is situated on Cedar Island, just off of Cedar Point, between the waters of Northwest Harbor and Gardiners Bay.
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John Jermain Memorial Library
201 Main Street
,Sag Harbor
(631) 725.0049
http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us/
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Long Wharf
Long Wharf,Sag Harbor
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| Long Wharf has historically been the heart of Sag Harbor. In the hey-day of whaling the wharf was at the center of commerce in the village, with outfitters and stores selling provisions built up around it. The wharf itself was in fact about twice the length it is today. Here is a good place to begin a tour of the village.This was the first harbor in the area |
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Morton Wildlife Preserve
Noyac Road,Sag Harbor
(631) 725-2270
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Old Jail House Museum
Division Street,Sag Harbor
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| The old Sag Harbor Jailhouse Museum-Built about 1910, the old lockup stayed in service until the late 1970's. It reopened in 1996 as a museum featuring an exhibit of old photos and police memorabilia.The Old Jail House Museum is open Saturday and Sunday, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Sag Harbor Fireman's Museum
,Sag Harbor
(631) 725-0779
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| The collection on display in this authentic, historic firehouse dates back to the year 1803 when the Sag Harbor Fire Department came into being. The department is the oldest volunteer fire department in the state of New York.The museum is open from July 4th to Labor Day, from noon to 4:00 p.m., every day except Wednesdays.
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