The grave marker for David Hannibal at Cutchogue Cemetery. (Credit: Steve Wick)
In this column, I have previously written about different aspects of North Fork history. These stories have explored the fate of the Native people who lived here, the Revolution as it played out across the region, the role of local soldiers in the Civil War, the presence of the enslaved in our early homes and on farms and how the past informs the present.
This last theme and how events in history, even in the recent past, influence current events is very much an ongoing discussion across the country.