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Long Island Pickle King Samuel Ballton honored ahead of Juneteenth
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Samuel Ballton, who was born into slavery and died as Greenlawn s Pickle King, was honored ahead of Juneteenth Wednesday.
Huntington Town Supervisor Chad Lupinacci was joined by Ballton s ancestors and town officials, including members of the African American Historic Designation Council, African American Task Force, Huntington NAACP, Harborfields School District, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Moses A. Baldwin Camp #544, and Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, to dedicate the east end of Boulevard Avenue after Ballton. We need to celebrate these figures in our not just American history, our Black history, our Huntington history and come together like this to cheer them on, Huntington Town Councilwoman Joan Cergol said.
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