Goldsmith's Inlet mill

[1] The inlet has a long history dating back to the early 1600s when it was used as a trading port by the local Native American tribes.

[2] The land cleared by the Corchaugs, whose name for the area Yennecott or principal place pronounced “kehchauke” was renamed Cutchogue.

[3] It was built as a tidal mill on the inlet on the North Fork of Long Island, New York and construction started in 1839, with completion in 1840.

Grain was delivered to the mill by horse-drawn wagons from local farms, as well as by shallow schooners sailing across Long Island Sound from Connecticut.

However, with the advent of modern mechanization, mills like the Peconic Gristmill became obsolete, and the building was eventually left to deteriorate.