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"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.
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.
Station Shinnecock
Life-Saving Crew
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Local Surfmen
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The construction of
the Ponquogue Lighthouse, Shinnecock Canal and Shinnecock
Inlet are also outlined.
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.
Ponquogue Lighthouse
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Captain William Squires
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Executive Producers: Tom Garber & Dr. Maurice D. Goldman
Written,
Directed, Photographed by Tom Garber
Original Musical Score
by Anthony Sclazo & Chris DuBrock
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Hampton Bays Beautification Association and Third Wave
Films Production
With a donation of $50.00 or more plus $5.00 s/h this wonderful film can be yours. Please send a check or money order to:
HBBA
PO Box 682
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
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I
am pleased to announce that an arrangement has been
made with Plum TV to show our film Tide and Time: The
Maritime Heritage of Hampton Bays on all three of their
stations including here, Martha's Vineyard, and the
Nantucket market. This wonderful addition to our networking will expand
the positive horizons of our Hamlet beyond our borders.
Our plans for broadcasting this documentary early
on called for this type of exposure. I would like to thank you all for the wonderful
comments you have shared with us concerning this
production. If you have any comments or questions, please contact
me at m@hbba.net. Dr.
Maurice D. Goldman
Co-Executive Producer
HBBA Film Chairman |
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