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Glen Cove

boundaries: N- Woodrow; W- Arden Heights; S- Arthur Kill

 

Musketa Cove means "this place of rushes" in Matinecock language. This was the name for Glen Cove until the 1850's. It is  a community surrounded on three sides by water. Purchased from the Matinecock Indians by Joseph Carpenter who added four partners to his new endeavor. They are the original proprietors of this area. After the change of name it became a resort area for many wealthy New Yorkers. There was a ferry from the city to this new resort area.

 

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Oyster Bay

 

 

Oyster Bay was first settled by Europeans in 1653. The Europeans who settled here were from Plymouth and received permission from the Dutch. It received its name either in 1621 or 1639 by the Dutch because there were so many oysters in its waters. This was a disputed town between the Dutch and the English settlers. The hometown of George Washington's spy, Robert Townsend. There are 15 villages within this area.

 

 

 

 

 

  • EARLE-WIGHTMAN HOUSE (Oyster Bay Historical Society Headquarters), 20 Summit Street (516) 922-5032

 

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FARMINGDALE (village)

 

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ROSLYN HARBOR (village)

 

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  • CEDARME, 225 Bryant Avenue, Roslyn Harbor, NY (516) 678-9201 - the home of William Cullen Bryant, a poet and journalist

 

 

HICKSVILLE (hamlet)

 

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OLD BETHPAGE (hamlet)

 

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LATTINGTON (village)

 

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  • BAILEY ARBORETUM (garden devoted to trees), Bayville Road & Feeks Lane, (516) 801-1458 

 

LOCUST VALLEY (hamlet)

 

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EAST NORWICH (hamlet)

 

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OLD WESTBURY (village)

 

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Farmingdale
Lattington
Locust Valley
Roslyn Harbor
Hicksville
Old Bethpage
East Norwich
Old Westbury

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Long Beach

 

 

Established in 1880 as a resort community and it grew when the railroad extended to the city. It has been nicknamed "The City by the Sea." The attraction of the area has always been that it is cooler in the summer than most other areas in the region and warmer in the winter months.  This is one of two cities in Long Island. The boardwalk was built in 1914 by the assistance of elephants.

Long Beach

 

  • KENNEDY PLAZA,  1 W. Chester Street

    • ​John F. Kennedy Memorial

    • World War II Memorial

    • Holocaust Memorial

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Hempstead

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This area was settled in 1644 by two Englishmen, John Carman and Robert Fordham, but the grant or patent was issued by New Amsterdam. During the American Revolution this part or the southern section supported the Tories; while the northern section (now North Hempstead) were for the Patriots. The residents of this area did not want to join the 1898 consolidation of the Greater New York. A new county was formed, Nassau. Hempstead became part of this new county.

 

Hempstead

 

HEMPSTEAD

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GARDEN CITY (village)

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  • TOLL LODGE PHOTOGRAPHIC MUSEUM, 230 Seventh St., (516) 746-772 (by appointment only)

 

BALDWIN (hamlet)

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BELLMORE (hamlet)

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  • HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BELLMORE, Railroad Plaza, Pettit Ave. (516) 785-2593 (by appointment only)

 

 

WANTAGH (hamlet)

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VALLEY STREAM (village)

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LAWRENCE (village)

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ROCKVILLE CENTRE

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SEAFORD (hamlet)

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Baldwin
Garden City
Bellmore
Wantagh
Valley Stream
Lawrence
Rockville
Seaford
North Hempstead

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North Hempstead

boundaries:  N- Long Island Sound; S- Town of Hempstead; W- Borough of Queens; E- Oyster Bay

 

 

This area was settled in 1643 and originally it was part of the town of Hempstead. During the American Revolution the residents here were more loyal towards the Patriots while the southern portion of Hempstead supported the Tories. After the War, the town requested to be separate from Hempstead and the legislature granted it. It was the county seat for Queens County. In 1898 the New York legislature passed the Greater New York which formed the New York City. North Hempstead, Hempstead and Oyster Bay were united to form the County of Nassau.

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PORT WASHINGTON (hamlet)

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SANDS POINT (village)

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Port Washington
Sands Point

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