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were Mrs. Maude Terry, Attorney Dorothy Spaulding, and the late Mr. James Smith. Ninevah Beach is the smallest of the developments, with only one major street sloping down to the beach. It is self maintained, self governed and incorporated, like a little village. James P. Brannen was one of the first in this section.

Summer tourism is the major industry in this two-square mile village, which has lost two of its largest industrial employers in the last five years. The population — about 2,600 year round — swells by 10,000 in the summer.

After 30 years as summer people, many older residents have retired full-time to Sag Harbor, some having died leaving their land to the children and grandchildren. A feeling for the continuity of property and a fervent belief in the concept of land ownership characterize many residents. As one noted, "It is not just a weekend place, it is a heritage." The tradition of ownership here, residents say, differentiates Sag Harbor from other popular black resorts in the East, which are chiefly rental.

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