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Southampton Town Trustees Place Obligation On Maintaining Roads

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Some of the roads managed by the Southampton Town Trustees are simple dirt roads, and at one time acted as access roads for people to get to the water. GREG WEHNER

Some of the roads managed by the Southampton Town Trustees are simple dirt roads, and at one time acted as access roads for people to get to the water. GREG WEHNER

authorGreg Wehner on Aug 20, 2019
Established in 1686 under the Dongan Patent, the Southampton Town Trustees were given the authority to protect the bay bottoms and local waterways for the people of the town. Access... more

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