Snowshoe cat very vocal, though their voices are not as loud as the Siamese, a cat found in their breed heritage. They are noted as being very intelligent and have the ability to learn tricks and open doors. These cats also enjoy water, and may swim. In the 1960s, a cat, owned by Siamese cat breeder Dorothy Hinds-Daugherty, produced a litter of Siamese kittens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Three of the kittens had unique markings, consisting of white points and feet. Intrigued by their looks, she began working to breed cats like them, using seal point Siamese with bicolor American Shorthairs. The offspring
Bayport-Blue Point School District School District contained Blue Point School (Now Blue Point Elementary Schools). Academy Street School was established in 1954 as a primary school within the Bayport School District, and Bayport School became Bayport High School. In 1959, a merger of the two districts was announced. It resulted in Bayport High School being expanded and renamed Bayport-Blue Point High School, and Academy Street and Blue Point both becoming elementary schools. The merger was completed in 1961, forming Bayport-Blue Point Union-Free School District. The district continued to expand, opening Sylvan Avenue Elementary School in 1965, and James Wilson Young Middle School in 1975.