Hello Nate: I believe the current Northport Harbor (western Suffolk County) was once known as Cow Harbor. Johnna St Clair ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elbert N. Carter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:33 PM Subject: [NYNAS ] Bassett Family, Cow Bay > Arthur Bassett, a lawyer in the 15th Ward, Brooklyn had a country > residence at Cow Bay and had boats there in 1877. In Nov. 1877 he was > called the "Governor of Cow Bay, L.I." . The above information is from > the Brooklyn Eagle. What is now Manhassett Bay was then called Cow Bay > but there must have been an area also called Cow Bay. The area now > includes Port Washington, Manhassett, Great Neck and several other > communities. Does anyone know where the community of Cow Bay actually > was? We know he died between 1884 and 1890 probably at Cow Neck as no > death certificate is filed in Brooklyn. Any assistance welcome > > Nate Carter. > >