Stirling Square & Greenport History
North Fork Oyster Company is located in historic Stirling Square., c. 1880s, on the corner of Bay and Main Streets. Greenport’s third drug store, old Arnott’s and Swain’s livery were converted into the Stirling Square complex.
Greenport was first settled in 1682. It was once a whaling and ship building village, and, since 1844, has been the eastern terminal station on the North Fork for the Long Island Rail Road. Between 1795 and 1859 Greenport became a major whaling port with twenty-four whaling ships making a total of 103 voyages.
Beginning in the mid 1800s, the fishing industry had a strong impact on one hundred years of Greenport history. A few Greenporters still remember the fishy odor that lingered over the village in those days, and fish-processing plant where a type of herring called menhaden was converted into fertilizer and oil.
During the first half of the 20th century, oystering was a lucrative industry in Greenport, and is currently enjoying a resurgence – as can be seen at the North Fork Oyster Company oyster bar! At one time, there were as many as fourteen oyster processing companies here, with dockside values running as high as $2 million per year.
- From the Village of Greenport Website
North Fork Oyster Company is located in historic Stirling Square., c. 1880s, on the corner of Bay and Main Streets. Greenport’s third drug store, old Arnott’s and Swain’s livery were converted into the Stirling Square complex.
Greenport was first settled in 1682. It was once a whaling and ship building village, and, since 1844, has been the eastern terminal station on the North Fork for the Long Island Rail Road. Between 1795 and 1859 Greenport became a major whaling port with twenty-four whaling ships making a total of 103 voyages.
Beginning in the mid 1800s, the fishing industry had a strong impact on one hundred years of Greenport history. A few Greenporters still remember the fishy odor that lingered over the village in those days, and fish-processing plant where a type of herring called menhaden was converted into fertilizer and oil.
During the first half of the 20th century, oystering was a lucrative industry in Greenport, and is currently enjoying a resurgence – as can be seen at the North Fork Oyster Company oyster bar! At one time, there were as many as fourteen oyster processing companies here, with dockside values running as high as $2 million per year.
- From the Village of Greenport Website
