History Of Fire Island

History Pages For: Saltaire, Fair Harbor, Ocean Beach, Camp Cheerful,

Fire Islands history is full of changes caused by natural forces. Originally formed by by receding glaciers of the last ice-age. Since then the ocean has been shaping and forming the islands.

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Source: Library of Congress
Fire Island Inlet in 1872

Source: Library of Congress, Maps Division
Part of the Great South Bay in 1872

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