Montauk

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Montauk derives from a place-name in the Mohegan-Montauk-Narragansett language. It can refer to:

  • Montaukett, an Algonquian-speaking Native American group native to the eastern end of Long Island, though some were later exiled to Missouri

Montauk may also refer to:

Geography

Media

  • Montauk (novel), a 1975 autobiographical novel by the Swiss writer Max Frisch
  • Montauk Project (book) (titled: The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time), a book inspired by the tale of the Montauk Project
  • "Montauk", a song by Rufus Wainwright from the album "Out Of The Game".

Structures

  • Montauk (Clermont, Iowa), the home of William Larrabee, the 12th Governor of Iowa
  • Montauk Building, a high rise building that existed from 18831902 in Chicago
  • Montauk Point Lighthouse, the lighthouse on the eastern tip of Long Island
  • Montauk Project, a supposed secret US government project involving time travel near the Montauk Point Lighthouse in some conspiracy theories

Vessels

  • MV Montauk, a small oil tanker formerly owned by Sealift Incorporated
  • USS Montauk (1862), a Civil War-era naval vessel in the United States

In other uses

  • Montauk Mantis, a record label
  • Montauk Monster, an unidentified beaked rodent-like creature whose corpse washed ashore on Long Island, New York in July 2008
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