Smithtown

Smithtown was first settled around 1665. Local legend has it that, after rescuing a Native American chief's abducted daughter, Richard Smith was told that the chief would grant title to all of the land Smith could encircle in one day "on a bull". Smith chose to ride the bull on the longest day of the year (summer solstice), to enable him to ride longer "in one day". The land he acquired in this way is said to approximate the current town's location. There is a statue of Smith's bull, known as Whisper, at the fork of Jericho Turnpike and St. Johnland Road. "The Bull" has long served as a landmark when describing different locations in the town.

The border between Smithtown and the town of Huntington is partially defined by Bread and Cheese Hollow Road, so named after Bread and Cheese hollow, which according to legend is where Smith stopped on his ride to have a lunch of bread and cheese. The road is reputed to follow part of his original ride. The border between Smithtown and Huntington was also the site of Fort Salonga, a British fort that was the site of a battle of the American Revolution during 1781.