Glen Cove in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Landing

May 10, 2018

1. The Landing Marker

Inscription. Named for the steamboat wharf built here ca. 1829 by William Weeks serving the New York City to Glen Cove route until 1916.

Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 447.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.

Location. 40° 51.91′ N, 73° 39.101′ W. Marker is in Glen Cove, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Landing Road and Germain Street on Landing Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glen Cove NY 11542, 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,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Place (approx. 0.7 miles away); Saw Mill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Starch Works (approx. 0.9 miles away); Liberty Pole (approx. 1.1 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Polish American Freedom Fighters (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carpenters (approx. 1.1 miles away); Glen Cove Korea Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glen Cove.

<i>The Landing, Glen Cove, L.I.</i> image. Click for full size.

Image courtesy of the Glen Cove Public Library, circa 1920

2. The Landing, Glen Cove, L.I.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. 2. submitted on April 26, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.