Yaphank
 

Located at the northern end of the Carman River, this tranquil place can let us envision what life was like along the river during the times of Samuel Carman. yaphank.jpg (102402 bytes)
This beautiful old house was built by Robert Hewlett Hawkins in 1850 yaphank2.jpg (91193 bytes).
Just behind the house is  this marvelous view of the river, which has been dammed just below this point to widen it into a small lake on the river.  yaphank3.jpg (59487 bytes)

 

 

 

It is easy to see why Daniel Webster fell in love with the area.

 

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07/24/2007