▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁with ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁last ▁surv iving ▁child ▁of ▁Mos es ▁Rog ers ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁public ▁au ctions ▁of ▁Sh ipp an ▁land ▁took ▁place . ▁S ally ▁Sc of ield ▁placed ▁the ▁highest ▁bid ▁of ▁$ 9 8 0 ▁for ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁H undred s ▁of ▁people ▁attended ▁the ▁au ctions , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Har pers ▁Week ly ▁printed ▁a ▁few ▁scenes ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁Rog ers ' ▁estate ▁distributed ▁a ▁book let ▁describing ▁the ▁property . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁the ▁estate ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁ 4 0 0 ▁lots ▁and ▁new ▁streets ▁were ▁made . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁streets ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁Rog ers ' ▁grand children : ▁Van ▁R ens sel a er ▁and ▁Ver plan ck . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁that ▁Rog ers ' ▁own ▁name ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁street ▁name . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁several ▁large ▁plots ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁shore ▁were ▁sold ▁for ▁about ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁each . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁Colonel ▁W ool sey ▁Rog ers ▁Hop kins , ▁son ▁of ▁Sarah ▁Elizabeth ▁Hop kins , ▁and ▁grand son ▁of ▁Mos es ▁Rog ers , ▁paid ▁$ 8 , 0