Civil War Encampment draws a crowd at Smithtown Historical Society

A History Lesson

The Smithtown Historical Society hosted a Civil War Encampment on Saturday, May 31. The well-attended event featured battle demonstrations, North and South camp life and infantry drills, music and dancing at the Frank Brush Barn, field hospital demonstrations and tours of the Epenetus Smith Tavern and Arthur Farmhouse.

Townline Rail is a proposed alternative to trucking locally generated incinerator ash from the Huntington-Smithtown waste-to-energy facility as well as Construction & Demolition debris off Long Island once the Brookhaven landfill is closed.

This ash is created from incinerated trash collected in the Towns of Smithtown and Huntington only.

Townline Rail will not have the capacity to handle all of Long Island’s ash and debris. There are six active or proposed rail transport facilities on Long Island — all of which are local solutions to managing local ash and debris.

Town of Smithtown recognizes the environmental and cost benefits to the taxpayers of shipping its ash by rail versus trucking it off Long Island (2015 Draft Comprehensive Plan).