The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The region was once called Huntington South. Nathaniel Conklin and Nathan Kowitt moved their families to the area, and around 1803 named it New Babylon, after the ancient city of Babylon.
The town was officially formed in 1872 by a partition of the Town of Huntington.
The following communities and locations are within the Town of Babylon:
Lindenhurst, in the southern part of the town, between the villages of Babylon and Amityville.
Gilgo, includes communities of West Gilgo Beach, Gilgo Beach, and Cedar Beach
Captree Island, an island partly in the southeastern part of the town and containing part of Captree State Park.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Babylon’s collection
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Babylon, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.