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2. Cherry Grove Community House and Theatre - Wikipedia

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   In 1869, the Long Island Rail Road expanded to nearby Patchogue, initiating settlement on Fire Island. Ferries were built to accommodate visitors, and by the early nineteenth century, Fire Island hosted several resorts, including Cherry Grove. By the late 1920s, the island was a popular and welcoming destination for the LGBT community. [1]

3. Cherry Grove, New York - Wikipedia

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   Cherry Grove dates its modern history to the 1868 purchase by Archer and Elizabeth Perkinson. They bought the land between Lone Hill (now Fire Island Pines) and the Cherry Grove Hotel from the ocean to the bay for 25 cents per acre and named the area for the black-cherry trees in the area. [3] The Perkinsons opened a hotel in 1880.

4. Point O' Woods, New York - Wikipedia

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   Point O' Woods is said to have been the first European-American settlement on Fire Island, though Cherry Grove also makes that claim. [1] The settlement was originally organized in 1894 for religious retreats, some from the Chautauqua assemblies. In approximately 1898, the Chautauqua group went bankrupt, and ownership passed to the Point O ...

5. Fire Island Pines, New York - Wikipedia

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   Fire Island Pines and the adjoining Cherry Grove are the areas most strongly associated with the gay community on Fire Island. [1] The island has been referred to as America's first gay and lesbian town [ 2 ] and served since the 1920s and 1930s as a refuge for vacationers and others who desired the more liberal attitude the island's occupants ...

6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookhaven ...

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   Cherry Grove: Early 20th-century beach bungalow was home to theater director Frank Carrington and an early center of gay life on Fire Island; Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's during a stay there. 12: Cherry Grove Community House and Theatre: Cherry Grove Community House and Theatre

7. Fire Island Art Residency - Wikipedia

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   Founded in 2011, the Residency is located in the small town of Cherry Grove on Fire Island. [5] [6] [7] [8]In 2015, the residencies house burned down as well as several other buildings, including the historic Ice Palace nightclub.