Named for Revolutionary War general Francis Marion, the hamlet is contiguous with Orient and was too once called Oysterponds — they were its upper and lower necks, respectively. Fresh catches and local produce were hauled out on schooners, in the old days, and the completion of the Long Island Rail Road to nearby Greenport kept agriculture flourishing while progress stayed checked. Lavender By The Bay is the main attraction in town these days, and on summer weekends you'll find throngs of tourists frolicking through its fields #forthegram.