Figure 2-20. Peconic Mill at Goldsmith Inlet (by permission Southold Historical Society,
Southold, NY, undated)
Although it is not known when the inlet was first called Goldsmith Inlet, the presence
of a Goldsmith family in the town of Southold can be traced to at least 1668. Southold
was founded in 1640 and is the oldest English town in New York State. The old burying
ground in Cutchogue, also founded in 1640 and believed to be the oldest European burial
ground in New York State, contains many tombstones with the surname Goldsmith on
them from the 1800s (Figure 2-21).
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