The 250^th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and semiquincentennial of the Revolutionary War present us with an opportunity to remember those who went before us and the sacrifices they made to secure the liberty we enjoy today. As the Revolutionary War came to Long Island in 1776, Huntington was a hotbed of rebel activity. On August 27, 1776, the Battle of Long Island was fought across the west end of Long Island, what we now know as Brooklyn and a bit of Queens. In this first battle after the Declaration of Independence, the largest battle of the entire Revolutionary War, the British routed General George Washington’s Continental Army and, by some accounts, thought that they had ended the war right there. But the Revolutionary War would drag on into late 1783—and Huntington would be occupied by British and loyalist troops, as well as their Hessian allies, for almost seven years. Many locals fled to Connecticut, losing their homes, farms, and fortunes, rather than live under occupation. For those who stayed in Huntington, it was a period of oppression and suffering. The following stories of Huntington during the Revolutionary War, and the biographies of the patriots who suffered so much and now rest at Huntington’s Old Burying Ground, gives us a valuable perspective on our lives, our rights and our freedoms.