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An archaeological dig is taking place at the Peter Crippen House in Halesite. (Patch Graphic)
HALESITE, NY An archeological dig is underway at the Peter Crippen House, a site significant to the Town of Huntington s African American history, according to a town news release.
Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci s Office has been working with the town s historian, engineering department, and African American Historic Designation Council to ensure that the Peter Crippen House, which is in severe disrepair and is set to be demolished, can be properly preserved.
In September 2020, the Huntington Town Board accepted an $8,500 donation from the Manes Peace Prize Foundation to conduct an archaeological study at the site, and they applied for $4,000 in Preservation League of New York State grant funding for a structural assessment of the house to determine to what extent the building, or its timbers, can be preserved for reconstruction at another site. The location of the potential rec