In Suffolk County, New York, Walt Whitman was born.
Born in Huntington on Long Island , Whitman worked as a journalist , a teacher , a government clerk , and -- in addition to publishing his poetry -- was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War .	Huntington	Huntington, New York	Long Island	Long Island	American Civil War	American Civil War
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County , New York , United States .	Town	Administrative divisions of New York#Town	County	List of counties in New York	Suffolk	Suffolk County, New York	towns	Administrative divisions of New York#Town
