East Moriches

THE KETCHAM INN

    * It started out as residence to a privately owned foundation
    * Bertram Seides is the President of the Ketcham Inn

  THE MILE MARKER

    * Benjamin Franklin supposedly set it.
    * It is located in front of Waldbaums shopping center.

   THE MORICHES 

    * At one time Mastic, Shirley, Moriches, Center Moriches, Manorville, East Moriches and the Brookhaven town side of Eastport were called The Moriches.

   SUNRISE HIGHWAY

    * It was built in 1962.
    * The Southaven Church was moved because of the Sunrise Highway.

   SOUTHAVEN CHURCH 

    * It is the first church in the area.

  “OLD PRESPRETIRIAN” CEMETERY

    * It is located in Manorville.
    * It is the first Cemetery in the area.

   EAST MORICHES 

    * The eastern section is called “Benjamin Town” because many of the residents at one time were part of the Benjamin family.

   STONY BROOK CLINIC 

    * It used to be a meat market in the 1880’s.

Dionne Levine grew up in the city and moved to East Moriches in 1956. She has lived in East Moriches and Center Moriches for over 50 years. She taught in the Center Moriches Schools and owned the Bailstone Flower Shoppe and raised her children in East Moriches from 1956-1980.

During the 1960's or 1970's there were many problems that arose. There was an East Moriches arsonist that set fire to the East Moriches School, Fire House, and a couple of other public buildings. Racial problems also arose as people moved in from NewYork City.

Conrad and Judy Kreuter have been running Moriches Boat and Motor since 1989. “There was not much difference in our town twenty years ago, [there are] more people now and certainly the growth is a good thing for us and we’ve developed into a great community” says Conrad.

Moriches Boat and Motor repairs and sells motors and parts for boats. Robert Wood was the previous owner and he passed his regular customers to the Kreuters. Many of these long time customers are still with them today. It is much harder to make a dollar today than it was twenty years ago. There is more competition today and it’s harder to make a sale because not many people have time to enjoy the hobby of boating. There is competition from other businesses, but, the real competition is the other recreational activities that people are involved in, such as golf and camping. The average price of a boat at Moriches Boat and Motor starts at $20,000 and goes up to $130,000. The brands that they carry consist of Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Evinrude, and Mercury. Suzuki motors are currently the most popular models; they have become considerably more popular than American brands.