Freeport in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Grist and Saw Mill
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 20, 2018
1. Grist and Saw Mill Marker
Grist and saw mill
of Daniel Raynor.
Raynortown settled
by Edward Raynor or
his children, 1659
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1659.
Location. 40° 39.103′ N, 73° 34.525′ W. Marker is in Freeport, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Mill Street and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Freeport NY 11520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bennington Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freeport Historical Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Fire Co (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War I Trench Mortar (approx. 0.4 miles away); Freeport Bank (approx. half a mile away); Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Crystal Lake Hotel (approx. half a mile away); Trubia Rifle (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Freeport.
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 20, 2018
2. Grist and Saw Mill Marker - wide view, looking east on Mill Road
Photo courtesy of the Freeport Memorial Library (via New York Heritage Digital Collections), 1870
3. Raynor's Grist Mill and Saw Mill
Photograph taken from Volume 2, page 70 of Pictorial History of Early Freeport New York, collected and annotated by John F. DeLorme, 1955.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
