Huntington in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thimble Factory

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2019

1. Thimble Factory Marker

Inscription.
Started on this site
by Ezra C. Prime
1837

Erected 1965 by Town of Huntington.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 40° 52.394′ N, 73° 25.299′ W. Marker is in Huntington, New York, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Prime Avenue on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 149 Main Street, Huntington NY 11743, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Earliest Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Kelsey Outrage 1873 (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Site of (about 700 feet away); Korean Conflict Memorial (about 700 feet away); Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Memorial (about 700 feet away); United State Space Force Memorial (about 700 feet away); Town of Huntington World War II Veterans Wall of Honor (about 700 feet away); The War to End All Wars (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Huntington's Earliest Church (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The Prime family of Long Island (Long Island Genealogy). "...According to the Long Islander, Huntington, February 26, 1898, Ezra C. Prime "was probably the oldest thimble manufacturer in the United States." Although Ezra was born in New York in 1810, his father Ebenezer was a native of Huntington where the family was deep-rooted and included the Long Island historian, Nathaniel S. Prime. Ezra moved to Huntington with his parents when he was four years old and attended the local school until he was sixteen. Returning to Huntington

Thimble Factory Marker - wide view, looking north across Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2019

2. Thimble Factory Marker - wide view, looking north across Main Street

when still a young man, he established the thimble factory, described as one of the largest in the country, in 1836. He operated it for forty years and died at the age of 88 at the Brunswick Home in Amityville." (Submitted on September 6, 2019.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 997 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.