East Marion was the name of a post office here from 1849 until 1856.

Within two minutes, I was on the narrow strip of land that connects Orient to East Marion.

Two acres in East Marion are covered with its warm purplish haze.

Also included is a parcel in East Marion, with 100 feet of frontage on Long Island Sound.

She decided to make her home here and eventually moved to East Marion, where she still lives.

Merle Levine of East Marion, the task force vice chairwoman, said the zoning change was racist and should be redressed.

There is also a fire station in East Marion, near the Great Swamp.

In East Marion, Ronnie Hill, a land planner, is building himself a 1,800-square-foot two-bedroom house that resembles a barn.

Orient and East Marion were originally called Oysterponds because of the abundance of shellfish in the area.

A food and wine trip from Riverhead to East Marion, just shy of Orient, is about 25 miles.