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[[File:Long island sound.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center>Long Island Sound (in pink)</center>]] | [[File:Long island sound.jpg|thumb|right|300px|<center>Long Island Sound (in pink)</center>]] | ||
Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx and Westchester County, New York, and connects to the East River. On its eastern end it opens to Block Island Sound.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Sound Long Island Sound] </ref> <br> | Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx and Westchester County, New York, and connects to the East River. On its eastern end it opens to Block Island Sound.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Sound Long Island Sound] </ref> <br> | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
The first European to record the existence of Long Island Sound was the Dutch navigator Adriaen Block, who entered the sound from the East River in 1614. The sound was known as The Devil's Belt in colonial times and the reefs that run across the sound were known as Devil's Stepping Stones, from which Stepping Stones Lighthouse got its name.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Sound Long_Island_Sound]</ref> <br> | |||
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*[[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]] | *[[Connecticut, United States Genealogy|Connecticut]] | ||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Sound Long_Island_Sound (Wikipedia)]<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Sound Long_Island_Sound (Wikipedia)]<br> | ||
===References === | ===References === | ||