The early resident of Noyac (mostly Indians, including a segment of the Shinnecock Indians called Wickatuck) farmed and fished. Their main encampment was at the Trout Pond, formerly called the Mill Pond when a grist mill operated their. The early settlers were mostly of British decent who followed in the footsteps of the Indians, farming and fishing for a living, and selling their produce in nearby Sag Harbor. In the early 1920’s one area, Pine Neck, developed very rapidly and is today the most densely populated place in Noyack.
