World War I

The story behind the granite monument topped with an eternal flame that stands on West Main Street on the lawn of the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum, opposite the Riverhead library.

When word came on Nov. 11, 1918 that a truce was signed ending of "the war to end all wars," great jubilation erupted in Riverhead, where residents, in less than a week, organized a huge celebration — including two parades and a rally.