TIDE AND TIME:
THE MARITIME HERITAGE OF HAMPTON BAYS
This 45 minute documentary film shows how the waterways of Hampton Bays, have developed and sustained this hamlet for hundreds of years. By looking back in time, this film celebrates the events and people that created the character of Hampton Bays.
Station Shinnecock Life-Saving Crew
Topics in the film include: The evolution of fishing, heroic local sea captains and surfmen, the Ponquogue Lighthouse, the first summer residents, the 1938 Hurricane, and today's commercial fishermen.
Local Surfmen
The construction of the Ponquogue Lighthouse, Shinnecock Canal and Shinnecock Inlet are also outlined.
Ponquogue Lighthouse
Captain William Squires
Also included in the film is the amazing story of Captain William Squires, a Hampton Bays native who died aboard his wrecked ship, the Louis V. Place in Sayville, New York. Captain Squires frozen body floated 35 miles, against the current, to wash up on the shores of Hampton Bays. Today he is buried in the Good Ground Cemetery
Executive Producers
Tom Garber
Dr. Maurice D. Goldman
Written, Directed, Photographed
by
Tom Garber
Original Musical Score
Anthony Sclazo
Chris DuBrock
A Hampton Bays Beautification Association and Third Wave Films Production
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