Tour Sites Locations

• Biking tour starts and ends at the Three Village Historical Society, 93 North Country Road, Setauket.

• Walking Tour starts at the entrance of Frank Melville Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket.

• Kayak tours start at the Town of Brookhaven Beach on Shore Road in East Setauket.

​*Tours are available for ages 14 and older.* Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Tickets are non-refundable. If your tour is canceled/rescheduled you will be issued a credit for another tour.

Three Village Historical Society

Located in the c. 1800’s Ebenezer Bayles/Stephen Swezey house, the Three Village Historical Society is the home of the interactive Culper SPIES! Exhibit.

c.1700 Samuel Thompson House

Samuel Thompson built this home and became a successful farmer. This house is one of the best examples of colonial timber frame construction. Samuel and his son Jon, were both successful farmers, Revolutionary War patriots and Town leaders.

1750
Tyler – Jayne Tavern

After the war, Morris Jayne ran a tavern here. It was moved in 1890 from its original foundation to its present location. Dormers were added, and the rear of the building was enlarged. In 1942 it was fully restored.

Old Field Point
View Of The “Devil’s Belt

During Colonial times the Long Island Sound was known as “Devil’s Belt.” Culper Spy Caleb Brewster would row past British guard boats and cross the Devil’s Belt to Connecticut, where he kept crews and boats for the cross-sound relay.

1937
Setauket Mill

Built by Ward Melville. A representation of the mills that once existed in the area from the 1660’s through 1936.

Conscience Bay

A beautiful view, and one of
spy Caleb Brewster’s landing spots.

1825
General John Roe Satterly House

A Federal-style house with a number of Colonial Revival features. Designed and owned by John Satterly, a general in the Long Island Militia.

1878
Caroline Church Horse & Carriage Shed

Once the site of a one-room school which was later moved. The horse and carriage shed was used by prominent families of Setauket who purchased stalls for their horses and carriages. The names of these families can still be seen on the rear wall of the stalls.

1729
Caroline Church Of Brookhaven 
(Episcopal) & Cemetery

The church is the second oldest continuing operating Episcopal Church in the United States. The cemetery contains the graves of early settlers of the town, Revolutionary War heroes, ship captains and industry leaders.

St. George’s Manor Cemetery

Where many of the Strongs are buried, including Anna Smith Strong, aka “Nancy” in the Culper Spy Ring, and her husband Captain Selah Strong, who was captured and allegedly put aboard a British prison ship. He was imprisoned in the former Sugar House in lower Manhattan. 

Woodhull Home Marker

Although this home no longer exists, the sign marks the spot where Abraham Woodhull once lived. Woodhull, a.k.a Culper, Sr., was known for his active role in the Setauket Spy Ring. Woodhull would retrieve secret messages from Austin Roe. Woodhull would deliver the messages to Caleb Brewster who then passed the information along to Major Benjamin Tallmadge. Tallmadge hand-delivered the intelligence to General George Washington.

Setauket Village Green

During the Revolutionary War, the Village Green was the location of the “Battle of Setauket” a skirmish between Tory and Patriot troops which took place on August 22, 1777. Prior, it was called “Meeting House Green” where meetings were held during the early settlement period of the mid to late 1600’s.

1812 
Setauket Presbyterian Church & Cemetery 

This was the site of the first meeting house and church in Setauket. The second church was built c. 1714, and was used as a fort by British Tory troops. The present church was built in 1812. The cemetery contains the graves of spy Abraham Woodhull, genre artist William Sidney Mount, and early settler Richard Floyd, grandfather of William Floyd.

1951
Setauket School

A school and community center honoring Richard Woodhull, an original Setauket settler and magistrate for Setauket to the General Court of Connecticut, and Major Benjamin Tallmadge, chief of George Washington’s Secret Service and Culper Spy Ring.

1665 
The Brewster House

This classic “saltbox” dwelling is one of the oldest buildings in the Three Village area. It was home to seven generations of the Brewster family, with the Reverend Nathanial Brewster as its first resident. Nathaniel’s great-grandson Joseph inherited the house around 1760, where he operated a tavern. Joseph’s cousin, Caleb Brewster, was a whaleboat captain who became famous for his role as junior officer in the Setauket (Culper) Spy Ring. In 1970 the house was deeded toThe Ward Melville Heritage Organization.

Roe Tavern Marker

This was the site of the tavern once owned by Culper Spy Austin Roe, who rode from Setauket to New York gathering intelligence during the Revolutionary War. He was often called the “Paul Revere of Long Island.” 

Strong’s Neck

The area where both Anna Smith Strong and Abraham Woodhull lived during their involvement in the Culper Spy Ring in the Revolutionary War.

Patriot’s Rock

Originally a meeting place and landmark for the Setalcott Indians. Later, it was rumored to have been the site where Reverend Nathaniel Brewster once stood and preached his first sermon. During the Revolutionary War it was used in a skirmish during the “Battle of Setauket.”