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Jamesport is a hamlet in Riverhead in Suffolk County, New York. A census-designated place population estimate was around 1,710 at the 2010 census.
Jamesport was first settled in the 1690s and was originally called “Aquebogue.” It became “Lower Aquebogue” when another hamlet called “Upper Aquebogue” was established to the west. The Jamesport Meeting House, built in 1731, is the oldest operating church building in Suffolk County.
The name “Jamesport” refers to James Tuthill, a man who settled in the area south of Lower Aquebogue on the Peconic Bay with his family in 1833. Over time, Lower Aquebogue came to be called Jamesport, while the community 1 mile (2 km) to the south, previously called Jamesport, came to be called South Jamesport (and is included in the present-day Jamesport CDP). Upper Aquebogue became Aquebogue.
James Tuthill’s attempt to establish a commercial whaling and shipping wharf on the Peconic Bay in what is now South Jamesport was a failure. The depth of water at low tide was too shallow to accommodate ships. However, the Long Island Rail Road established service to Jamesport from New York City, and Jamesport became a popular resort and fishing community with several large bayfront hotels. These included the Miamogue Hotel and the Great Peconic Bay House, which operated until 1952. Jamesport was a center for the scallop and bunker (menhaden) fisheries.
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