Fort Salonga, NY Townhome for Sale

In the dark of an October night in 1781, American soldiers surrounded Fort Slongo, raiding and destroying the Revolutionary War fort that British forces had constructed high above the Long Island Sound. Centuries removed from when troops landed on Crab Meadow Beach, the modern hamlet of Fort Salonga recalls this chapter of history in its name, a street bearing the surname of one of the first recipients of the Purple Heart and in the preserved, hilly green spaces rolling up to the bluffs along the sound. “In Fort Salonga, you get more of a rural feeling. Most of the properties are an acre or two,” says Arlene Weil, an associate broker at Compass Greater New York who specializes in western Suffolk County. “There’s a lot of kayaking, you can walk your dog on the beach after hours – it's a much quieter atmosphere, but you’re literally 10 minutes from the marinas and restaurants in Northport.” While military tactics are not a factor for today's residents, Fort Salonga and its geography still provide strategic advantages; a bounty of landlocked and waterfront parks, the major north-south connector of the Sunken Meadow Parkway and the highly rated school districts on both the Smithtown