Followup: I continued teaching my daughter fractions and decimals which had two consequences: she is now in the top maths group which is taught by a different teacher, but now she is the dumb kid in a group a smart kids.
The stunning scenery on Shengshan Island is the result of the houses and outbuildings being slowly consumed by nature. The seaside village now lies empty because it was more economical for the fishermen to move and work on the mainland where catch could easily be transported and sold.
This land was all theirs before the Europeans arrived. Moriches was part of the area to become Brookhaven Town. According to historian, the north side was owned and controlled by the Seatalcott Tribe and the south side by the Patchougs, two of the thirteen families (tribes) of Long Island. The main village was located in Mastic, near the present Poosepatuck reservation.