The name comes from the Mohawk and Wallup Native Americans who settled in the area. They called the area overlooking Long Island Sound “Machaux” (“the beautiful land”). In the mid-1600’s, colonists arrived. The 5 “Bankside Farmers” bought land along the shore from the Wallups. It...
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