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South Tuckahoe
South Tuckahoe was established in the early nineteenth century, in response to the development of the lumbering
and shipbuilding activities at that time. Throughout most of the nineteenth century, Tuckahoe was a bustling
shipbuilding village and farming community. The appointment of a postmaster in 1828 established Tuckahoe as a
service village. Tuckahoe also served as a shipping center for nearby industries including glassmaking (established in
1814 and located in what is now known as Marshallville just west of Tuckahoe), and bog iron production at the Etna
Furnace (established in 1816 and located in what is now called Head-of-the-River, 4 miles west of Tuckahoe and a
cranberry business (operated between 1864 and the 1950s on two hundred acres outside of Tuckahoe). In the early
nineteenth century, the Tuckahoe area had a thriving economic community largely due to the important
contributions of the shipbuilding business, especially in the supply of coastal schooners, for the county's efforts in
the War of 1812.
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