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The Southampton History Museum is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and incorporated under the New York State Education Department.
Our mission is education: We educate diverse audiences about Southampton’s history and culture through our unique historic sites, archives, collections, and engaging public programs.
All of the sites currently owned or leased by the Southampton History Museum are situated on the homeland of the Shinnecock, who continue to live and work on Long Island. We respectfully acknowledge and honor all indigenous communities - past, present, and future - for their ongoing and fundamental relationships to the region.
Our Historic Sites & Structures
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Conscience Point Historic Site & Nature Walk
1640 Conscience Point Road, Southampton, NY 11968
A historic site and nature walk commemorating the landing of Southampton's first English settlers in 1640. Upon reaching the shore, one of the settlers is said to have exclaimed, "For Conscience sake, dry land!"
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