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Dix Hills

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Dix Hills

Beginnings: The community takes its name from Richard, or Dick, Pechagan, a Secatogue who controlled the hilly area in colonial times. Settlers began building cabins and setting up farms in the 1680s. And on May 2, 1700, Pechagan sold what was known locally as Dick's Hills to the trustees of the Town of Huntington for a few bottles of rum and some coats and axes. Over the years, the spelling was changed from Dick's to Dix.


Photo: Golfers on the putting green at Dix Hills Park (Newsday / Don Jacobsen)  Show more »
Beginnings: The community takes its name from Richard, or Dick, Pechagan, a Secatogue who controlled the hilly area in colonial times. Settlers began building cabins and setting up farms in the 1680s. And on May 2, 1700, Pechagan sold what was known locally as Dick's Hills to the trustees of the Town of Huntington for a few bottles of rum and some coats and axes. Over the years, the spelling was changed from Dick's to Dix.


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    Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  1. The God Squad: 'Mother Nature' can't hold a candle to God

    Q: The term "Mother Nature" is used a lot. We hear about Mother Nature's fury, Mother Nature's wrath or Mother Nature "throwing everything at us." Isn't God in control of the weather? Where did Mother Nature come from and why the feminine angle? Curious...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Margarine, Judaism

    2. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  2. Friday Forecaster: Miss German-America Kirsten Mueller

    This week's Friday Forecaster is Kirsten Mueller. The 21-year-old college student from Dix Hills, NY is Miss German-America and will be the Queen of the upcoming 55th German-American Steuben Parade taking place this Saturday, September 15th.
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    This week's Friday Forecaster is Kirsten Mueller. The 21-year-old college student from Dix Hills, NY is Miss German-America and will be the Queen of the upcoming 55th German-American Steuben Parade taking place this Saturday, September 15th. For more...
    3. Jul 10, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  3. Recovery Of Triple-Fatal Capsized Boat Delayed Again As New Theories Emerge About Cause

    The effort to recover the boat that capsized on the 4th of July, killing three children who were in the cabin, was delayed for yet another day after murky water slowed down divers' efforts to pull the vessel up. Investigators hope on Wednesday, however, to elevate the submerged boat, starting a process of getting clearer answers to the cause of the triple fatal tragedy. Those answers may prove different than the main theory considered so far.
    PIX11.com | @jamesfordtv
    The effort to recover the boat that capsized on the 4th of July, killing three children who were in the cabin, was delayed for yet another day after murky water slowed down divers' efforts to pull the vessel up. Investigators hope on Wednesday, however,...

    Tags: Water Supply, Justice System, Lawyers, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. Sep 7, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  4. A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims

    A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

    Tags: John Brown, Washington, DC, Roselle, Long Island City, Oakland (Orange, Florida)

    5. Oct 20, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  5. Handicapped Man In Wheelchair Fatally Struck On Montauk Highway

    A handicapped man traveling in a motorized wheelchair was fatally struck Wednesday morning, as he attempted to cross the Montauk Highway in West Islip, authorities said.
    A handicapped man traveling in a motorized wheelchair was fatally struck Wednesday morning, as he attempted to cross the Montauk Highway in West Islip, authorities said. According to Suffolk County police, Gary Johnson, 55, of Dix Hills, was crossing the...

    Tags: Health, Montauk, Headaches, West Islip, Gary Johnson

    6. Aug 1, 2008 |Blog| Newsday

  6. Courtney: Still In It ("It" Being "SYTYCD")

    The TV Zone
    See? Toldya...Courtney Galiano's still in "So You Think You Can Dance." (Actually, I sort of predicted her demise tonight, but there is a little-known TVzone law: When I make a dancing show prediction, it is almost certain to be......

    Tags: Katee Shean, New York Knicks, Twitch Boss, Entertainment, Dance

    7. Apr 30, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  7. Calling All Readers Who Live in Huntington....

    The TV Zone
    Give us your stories.... (Pix: Bill Davis, Newsday) Are you out there? Good! WLIW/21 wants you, needs you, will make you a star. The channel's putting together a doc on the town of Huntington - not unlike "New York......

    Tags: Television Industry, Movies, Greenlawn, Northport, Family

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